Wild Swans-Psychological Approach

“Wild Swans”-Psychological Approach When reading “Wild Swans” one might interpret Rose in two different ways, as a victim or an accomplice. It would be easy to say that Rose was an innocent victim in the situation, but looking deeper into the matter one would see that she was really the accomplice. Rose, unconsciously desired for the minister to aid her in her journey to womanhood, therefore making her an accomplice in the situation as …

…good side” and go for what she wanted inside. Inevitably Rose was the accomplice in the story rather than the minister. Although, the minister helped Rose on her journey, it was Rose who knew what she wanted and was the determining factor on how far things would play out. Rose tamed her unconscious desires by giving them what they wanted and in return she got what she was looking for, her completed journey into womanhood.