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Item INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY: A STUDY ON THE INFERIORITY FRUSTRATION IN DON JUAN AND J. ALFRED PRUFROCK; THE QUEST FOR LOVE AND SEXUALITY(2022-01-18) Alhgam, Mohammed Yahya.; Aras, GökşenThis thesis explores the effect of the inferiority feelings and the need for intimacy upon the mentality of Prufrock and Don Juan as different cases in different situations. Both personas suffer from their vulnerability toward their societies yet they react differently and choose different methods in compensations. The inferiority feelings and the need for sexual activities and intimacy are the same for each persona, but the way of handling such burden and desire lays completely on the persona itself. This study shows how Prufrock, a passive character, suffers from his inability to act toward his goals and get trapped in an inferiority complex, while Don Juan learns and adapts himself to live wth his inferiorities and compensate them at the end. The sexual need of Don Juan is fulfilled but he keeps falling as a victim to his vulnerability, which shows that Prufrock’s repressed sexual desires will not cure his disturbed mentality in case they are fulfilled. Understanding the movements that these poems belong to and analyzing the two personas’ backgrounds, societies and surrounding characters are key elements in understanding these personas’ mentality. The thesis will focus on the psychological theory of Alfred Adler, and Individual Psychology. This theory is used as an interpretation method in order to understand the two personas’ situations and behaviors. The study works on spotting the inferiority feelings in each persona and analyzing their personalities, goals and social interests accordingly.