Assessing the Basic Needs in Weiss's Personality (Based on William Glasser's Choice Theory)

Abstract

Attention and accuracy in the spiritual and psychological dimensions of the characters of the story and the use of psychological theories has always been one of the methods of literary researchers to analyze the characters and show the power and skill of the creators of the works as accurately as possible. In this research, an attempt has been made to study the personality of Wis in the system of Wis and Ramin Fakhreddin Asad Gorgani, using the "theory of choice" of William Glasser, a contemporary psychologist, in a descriptive and analytical manner. According to the theory of choice, the root of all one's behaviors comes from within and to satisfy one's five needs (the need for love, survival, power, recreation, and independence). Thus, the main question of the research is that under what influence did Wis make bold choices? In other words, which of Wis's basic needs were higher than the other needs that led him to engage in such behaviors? The findings show that among all the needs, the need for survival, the need for love and intimacy, and the need for freedom are higher in him than the other needs, respectively. After these needs is the need for power and then the need for entertainment.