My Oedipus Complex ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà In Frank OâÃÂÃÂConnorâÃÂÃÂs short story âÃÂÃÂMy Oedipus ComplexâÃÂàhe writes about a young boy named Larry, who is use to his fathers absence because of World War I. Larry soon fines himself trying to take over his fathers house hold including wanting to marry his mother. When the war ends, LarryâÃÂÃÂs father returns home and Larry and his father are faced with the conflict of trying to attain his motherâÃÂÃÂs attention. Over time Larry eventually identifies with his father and starts to see his mother in a different way.
ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ Up to the age of five, Larry never really had seen much of his father only on occasions.
He was very content on being with his mother. In the mornings he would wake up and climb into bed with her and begin the day talking to his mother about what they were going to do thru out the day. In the mornings after breakfast, they would both go into town to attend mass or go do some shopping.
By doing this, Larry began to try to make decisions like his father would. For example LarryâÃÂÃÂs mother wanted to have another baby because they were the only family who did not have a newborn. Larry was told they were expensive and could not afford it until father came home from the war. However, Larry noticed that their neighbors had a baby and it would have done them just fine. As Larry began to settle with the idea of him and his mother LarryâÃÂÃÂs father comes home after the war has ended and everything changes.
ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà ÃÂà When his father was around Larry soon began to notice his motherâÃÂÃÂs attitude would change. She would start to scold Larry for being so loud in the mornings that his privileges of climbing into bed were cut off since he would wake his father sometimes on purpose for the reason that...