Abstract

To Jung, literary works are media through which the archetypes of the collective unconscious manifest themselves. Summer and Smoke is a striking psychological drama that can be analyzed based on the Jungian psychoanalysis. So employing Jung’s theories, the research aims at exploring the main archetypes hidden in the deeper layers of Alma’s mind in Summer and Smoke. Although there have been some interpretations of this drama based on psychological aspects, the present research intends to explore this work more deeply for extracting new concepts in relation to Jung’s collective unconscious theory. First, an introduction to the mentioned drama is stated. Then, Jungian archetypal theories are applied.

Key words: Anima/animus, persona, shadow, self, process of individuation.