Abstract
Every human being is born with certain aspirations and desires. The glitter of worldly temptations blinds our eyes, and we ultimately flow along the currents, causing damage not only to our own self but also to the world around us. The novel Ashes, Wine, and Dust by Kanza Javed focuses on the notion that “We have come from dust and to dust, we shall return” therefore, life is transient. This study aims at exploring certain stages of human development and discovers that if those stages are kept in mind, one can easily judge or monitor their own behavior and desires. Keeping in view this prospect, Lacanian psychoanalytical reading is presented to understand the human psychology, that ,why all human beings are running blindly in the fulfillment of their desires. The study clearly indicates that the self-identity is the supreme value which can be achieved if one is quite open to the outer world and have a spirit flexible enough to adjust in adverse circumstances. Furthermore, if one is a non-conformist, only then they will get it. This study also suggests that the imitation of others and greedy approach to materialism results in the downfall of one’s self-respect and brings disaster to an individual and ultimately to the entire world around him. Thus, the pleasure is noting going after one’s desires but in knowing the self orin other words in identifying one’s self-identity. Keywords: Aspirations, Temptations, Self-Identity, Self-Respect, Materialism.
Dr.Tahir Saleem, Summiya Azam, Qasim Servar. (2018) A LACANIAN READING OF KANZA JAVED’S ASHES, WINE, AND DUST: THE MOURNING SUBJECT OF DESIRE, New Horizons, Volume-12, Issue 2.
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