Exaggeration in self-amplification and the emergence of the ego inthe poet Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri.

Abstract

The inflated self and the emergence of the ego is a disease that may afflict a person, and this disease may reach him to the point of self-aggrandizement and ego love, and it is a result of a person’s intense admiration for himself and excessive love for himself. revolve around him only in return does not give importance to others; That is, the ego is prominent in him, in contrast to the belittling of others, and disrespect for them, and the ego is of multiple types in the individual, there is the ego that loves, and the ego that hates.

In the field of literature, self-inflation and the emergence of the ego are a psychological condition that may add luster and beauty to poetry, unlike other fields in which this condition is a harmful and harmful disease. For example, this condition poses a danger in the field of power and governance.

The inflated ego is often a double personality, as it combines three incompatible personalities at the same time: the first is the narcissistic personality that seeks to impress others with it, and that its owner possesses exceptional abilities with a heroic trait.

The second personality is authoritarian: it has mostly angry emotions, a strict temperament, and a sharp nature in dealing with others.

As for the third, it is (containing): it is the one that tries to control others, and contain their moral and intellectual existence, as if its owner is the one who knows everything and others do not.

The psychological conditions, the emotional deprivation, and the cruelty of childhood may be the reason behind the inflated self and the prominent ego.

This research dealt with the exaggeration of the poet Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiry in exaggerating himself. This exaggeration constituted the most important characteristics of his poetry, which expresses an inflated self and a prominent self, as he thinks that he is a shining star that illuminates the poetic forums. And his freedom to rise and stand out until his concern for boasting almost overshadows the subject of his poems.