The Psychology Of Sex Differences: Androgyny And Introspection in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando; Biography

Abstract

This research aims to clarify some conventional concepts concerning the human nature, focusing mainly on the complexity of the human identity. This work traces back the origins of the human race, by looking through some important legends and mythologies that created and shaped the stereotypical image of man and woman based on those cultural, social, and psychological factors that shape individuals experiences .These mythologies leads into a binary world ruled by man while woman are still considered as inferior beings. The aim of this work is to study androgyny as a new complex condition of individuals’ identity, presenting by then a new psychological state that may challenge the social convention of static personality traits.