ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

This research paper analyzes the relationship between Literature and Psychology and how they are connected with each other in order to portray the characters more beautifully. Psychology plays a very important role in the literature whether we talk about the one who writes the story or the one who reads it. It makes a strong connection between a writer and a reader. The author is not just influenced by society, he influences society. This study explores the significant role psychology plays in literature, the relationship between these two subjects, and how psychology helps an author to write a piece of literature that is more interesting to read. It also focuses on the different features and elements which the writer chooses to make the story more captivating. The study has been conducted by researching different journals, e-books, books, and websites. Undoubtedly, psychology helps the writers to present the characters successfully, expressing their feelings, moods, emotions, and especially their thoughts and how the different events affect the mental lives of the characters. Some examples are given from different novels for reference that how the characters are portrayed and how deep the author depicts his/ her characters.

Keywords: Realism, Stream of Consciousness, Fiction, Psychology, Interior Monologue, Characterization, Literature, Modernism.