Psychoanalytic analysis of Judas in FlowersThe two main characters of “Judas in Flowers” ​​by Katherine Anne Porter, Laura and Braggioni, try to realize an ideal: they want to flourish but also be integrated into a social society. However, neither manages to achieve this ideal. If Braggioni appears as a fulfilled man, he is not completely accepted or integrated into society. Laura, on the other hand, is the opposite of Braggioni. Although she is completely integrated by the society in which she lives, she personally feels alienated from it and unsatisfied as an individual. In their incomplete and dysfunctional personalities, Braggioni and Laura are considered the incarnations of two psychic forces: the id and the superigo. Braggioni, as the embodiment of the id, is primarily concerned with pleasure. Even a simple physical description shows his extravagant indulgence. His “expensive clothes” consist of a “lavender collar”, a “purple tie held by a diamond hoop”, a leather belt “worked in silver, [. . .] glassy yellow shoes [. . . and] purple silk stockings. " (374). Braggioni's extravagant clothes show how he "loves himself with such tenderness, breadth and eternal charity" (372). Material possessions confirm and reinforce both fulfillment and esteem of self of Braggioni. Being a vain man, he demands the best for himself; being satisfied gives him pleasure. He also takes pleasure in exercising control He tells Laura that he “is rich, not in money […] but in power” (374). to decide whether he will help them or...... middle of paper...... As a result, Laura consumes In her Superego-dominated psyche, even her repressed desire for emotional pleasure and. of personal fulfillment can only be expressed as a form of self-destruction This image in her dream of self-destruction leads Laura to scream “No! » again. She will not let herself be a victim of fulfillment, just as Braggioni will not give up his pleasure. Therefore, they both remain characters who are unbalanced in their motives and motivations, making them dysfunctional. Until they can negotiate a compromise and partnership between the pleasure principle and the moral principle, Laura and Braggioni will fail to be healthy, fulfilled human beings. Works Cited Porter, Katherine Anne. “Flowering Judas.” 1930. Short story masterpieces. Ed. Robert Penn Warren and Albert Erskine. New York: Dell, 1958. 371-85.