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War has caused the most terrible kind of fear, stress, anxiety and frustration for those people who have been or not involved in it, as a result above mentioned parameters emerged in war and holy defense’s related works. The Scorched earth was written to show imposed war and its tension. It can be analyzed from different perspective such as Froid’s psychoanalysis theory.in this novel the effect and features of war and defense against the enemy is stated. The aim of this study is to analyze fear, anxiety and defensive mechanism in The Scorched earth. The present study uses a descriptive and analytical method. some people use defensive mechanism in order to lesson the mental injuries that is caused by fear and anxiety of war, defensive actions such as taking drug, repressing the memories, escaping from situations, insulting the enemies, saying prays, and crying over martyrs .the memories, escaping from situations, insulting the enemies, saying prays, and crying over martyrs .

Keywords: Ahmad Mahmoud, The Scorched earth novel, Froid’d psychoanalysis, FEAR, Anxiety

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