Sexual Attraction In The Oedipus Complex

to him by his father. Another problem might be that the well-looking from the outsider’s perspective family does not want to attract attention to themselves and they try to blend in, perhaps with the fear of not fitting in and being affected by the mental health issues stigma. As the director, Ramsay says, “The parents don't act, because to act would be to admit that their family is a charade. I actually wanted to call the film 'Performance'” (O’Hagan, 2011). Seeking help might mean coming to terms with the fact that there is something wrong in your family and admitting that might be hard. The phone call that Eva makes before Christmas to her family indicates that they have no idea about what has happened to her son and she puts on a face of

It would follow Freud’s thoughts on the Oedipus complex, describing the unconscious desire of the child towards their parent of the opposite sex and hatred towards the parent of the same sex. The Oedipus complex, which name is linked to the Greek play Oedipus Rex tells a story of a man who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. “Every new arrival on this planet is faced with the task of mastering the Oedipus complex.” (Freud cited in Laplanche & Pontalis, 2006, p. 283). Young children at the Oedipal stage may want to possess their mothers, although at that time it may not be sexual. The feelings of jealousy and hatred towards their rivals such as their fathers or other partners can be felt: “To express the matter boldly, it is as though a sexual preference becomes active at an early period, as though the boy regards his father as a rival in love, and as though the girl takes the same attitude toward her mother—a rival by getting rid of whom he or she cannot but profit.” (Freud, 2015, p. 195). Steve’s behaviour during his mother’s date in the karaoke club shows that he is jealous and overprotective of her and does not want another man to enter their life as he claims he can be the family provider and his mother’s protector. Kevin murders his father, yet his mother remains alive, which allows him and Eva to have a private relationship without any dangerous rivals such as his sister or his father. Steve behaves in such a way that does not allow his mother to have a sexual relationship on her own. Moreover, he starts a physical fight with Die’s partner, making sure he never approaches her