“There’s Something Wrong with You in the Head”: A Lacanian Reading of Justin Torres’s We the Animals

This article argues that the current critical consensus concerning Justin Torres’s We the Animals is mistaken in its assessment that the novel forges a liberatory pathway for queer individuals through radical displays of sexuality. Drawing from Lacanian psychoanalysis, it argues that the unnamed pro...

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Main Author: Michael Justine Sales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2025-06-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/23870
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