This study compares the transformation and psychoanalytic mutual transformation based on the Kabbalistic interpretation of Jewish mysticism, observes the similarities, and analyzes the stories of the two main characters, Jean Valjean and Jabeur, from ...
This study compares the transformation and psychoanalytic mutual transformation based on the Kabbalistic interpretation of Jewish mysticism, observes the similarities, and analyzes the stories of the two main characters, Jean Valjean and Jabeur, from Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables, within the framework of mutual transformation to help understand the Kabbalistic transformation and psychoanalytic mutual transformation. Jean Valjean, who was criminal and abandoned from society but turned out to be a dedicated Christian, became a role model for Kabbalistic transformation. In contrast, Javert became a no-mercy rule follower police officer after a difficult childhood without receiving proper love from his parents as a role model of patient of the analytic dyad for intersubjective transformation.
While Jan Valjean transformed himself into a holy Christian through the spiritual purification process with the help from God overcoming the difficult circumstances, Javert could not get ‘becoming O’ failing to achieve ‘negative capability’ in spite of the continuous psychotherapy of intersubjective relationship process with Jan Valjean. In a modern society where diverse and complex cultures coexist, it is very important for us to face the ultimate truth and finally meet the ultimate reality through continuous spiritual recovery.