“ICH HEIRATE GRUNDSETZLICH NICHT:” THE REJECTION OF THE FEMININE AND THE FAILURE OF INDIVIDUATION IN MAX FRISCH’S HOMO FABER

Authors

Jared E. Berg, Brigham Young University
Thomas G. Plummer, Brigham Young University

Keywords

feminine, individuation, Max Frisch, Homo Faber

College

Humanities

Department

Comparative Arts and Letters

Abstract

The novel Homo Faber by the Swiss author Max Frisch is an important post-war work that describes the psychic tragedy resulting from the denial of myth, beauty, and the feminine by a mind rooted too firmly in reason and logic. It is a story of the psychic separation and the spiritual demise which comes from this denial. Considering the dense mythic and psychological content of the novel, it is surprising that so little has been written about it using an archetypal approach and the theories of Carl Jung. This is even more surprising since Frisch himself attended some of Jung’s lectures in Zurich and was well aware of Jung’s work. My objective in researching and writing this paper was to fill this gap in the scholarship on Homo Faber while at the same time preparing myself for scholarly production as a graduate student and professor. I feel that I have accomplished these goals.

Recommended Citation

Berg, Jared E. and Plummer, Thomas G. (2013) "“ICH HEIRATE GRUNDSETZLICH NICHT:” THE REJECTION OF THE FEMININE AND THE FAILURE OF INDIVIDUATION IN MAX FRISCH’S HOMO FABER," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 690.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/690