Author(s)

Yanhui Wang

Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, China.

The thesis tries to analyze Mrs. Strickland’s marital tragedy in The Moon and Sixpence from the perspective of Jungian archetypal theory. After a careful and thorough study of Mrs. Strickland’s four archetypes: anima (animus), persona, shadow and self, it is found that it was Mrs. Strickland’s self who was controlled by her persona that led to her failure in marriage.

The Moon and Sixpence, Jungian Archetypal Theory, Marital Tragedy

Wang, Y. (2017) An Interpretation of Mrs. Strickland’s Tragic Marriage in The Moon and Sixpence from the Perspective of Jungian Archetypal Theory. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 5, 130-137. doi: 10.4236/jss.2017.54012.