Prenses ve Kurbağa Animasyonunun Jungiyen Analizi: Kapitalizmin Gölgesindeki Kolektif Psişe
Jungian Analysis of Princess and Frog Animation: The Collective Psyche in the Shadow of Capitalism

Summary/Abstract: In this study, a psychological reading of the animation The Princess and the Frog (2009), a postmodern fairy tale adaptation, will be made with a Jungian approach. The film is a product of Disney, the oldest animation company in America, and like other products, it is compatible with the capitalist ideology. However, in this study, we will be considering it as an archetypal narrative because it is a fairy tale adaptation and uses the narrative elements of the tale. According to the Jungian approach, fairy tales open the doors of the archetypal world and carry information about the psychic processes of the collective unconscious also can compensate for the conscious attitudes of the collective. In this study, the Princess and the Frog is examined from the psychoanalytical perspective focusing on the fairy tale aspect. This paper analyzes the tale according to the method of the Jungian analyst Marie Louise von Franz. Accordingly, the analysis revealed that eros and logos attitudes were re-established in the film, especially in the female character. As a result, capitalism collectively pushes women to a logos-dominant behavior and distances them from the feminine archetype. After all, this study discusses the information presented by the tale about the collective unconscious regarding Disney’s conscious/cultural attitude.

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