Sadism
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Anti-social Behavior in Dean Koontz's Intensity
Karzan K. Babakir, Bakhtiar S. Hama
This paper explores the psychological dimensions of aggression, irritability, and sadism as portrayed in Dean Koontz’s novel Intensity, focusing on the character of Edgler Vess. The analysis applies psychological theories, particularly those of Erich Fromm and Alfred Adler, to reveal the underlying psychological mechanisms that drive Vess’s antisocial behavior. Through the application of Fromm’s concepts of malignant aggression, sadism, and necrophilia alongside Adler’s theory of overcompensation, the paper examines how Vess’s sadistic tendencies, violent actions, and obsession with death reflect broader human capacities for destruction and domination. By analyzing key scenes in the novel, the study illustrates how Vess’s violent actions are not just expressions of random aggression but are driven by deep psychological needs for control, power, and existential fulfillment. The significance of the study lies in its ability to bridge literary analysis with psychological theory, offering new insights into the representation of pathological aggression in literature. The study concludes that Vess embodies the extreme end of human destructiveness, highlighting how unresolved psychological conflicts can manifest into pathological behavior. This analysis positions Intensity not just as a thriller, but as a profound commentary on the extremes of human nature and the terrifying capacity for cruelty when violence becomes a means of existential self-assertion.
Volume 9 · Issue 5 · December 2022Sadism and Masochism, and Their Reflections in Muhammad Mukri's Dragon Novel’’
Sarkawt Omer Ibrahim
This research is entitled "Sadism and Masochism, and Their Reflections in Muhammad Mukri's Dragon Novel’’ From this point of view, a novel in general was considered to be a literary genre, which has become a field of expression in many subjects of life. One of these fields, which is reflected in the novel is psychological diseases. In addition to this, stimuli and many other aspects psychological aspects of the characters can be seen in novel. It is important to bear in mind that Muhammad Mukri's Dragon Novel is considered to be a part of the world novels that shed light Kurdish heritage and myths including Anfal and the life of Kurdish refugees as well as the myth and reality in his novel. Besides, he talks about the psychological aspects of mythical and realistic characters in the middle of narrating. Therefore, one of the most courageous subjects in which he has given a wide range of narratives of sexual situations and deviations including the concepts of sadism and masculinity that are reflected mainly in the characters of his novel in terms of the structure and psychology. However, these deviations and sexually transmitted diseases involved in class issues and national differences that constantly have been discussed in the past and now. Based on what has been discussed above, this research is a scientific attempt that has been made to reflect these concepts and the purposes of these characters so that it can be analyzed in terms of their complexity and structure. Moreover, in the first part of the research, such concepts as sadism and masochism as well as their subtypes have been discussed. In the second part, three other different sections about the characters have been introduced respectively. Thus, the third part of the research investigates the concept of unpleasant deviation and its reflections on some of the characters.