Upon further research, it turns out that the main reasons that people would stay in these relationships is because they are imprisoned within their own hope and belief that their partner is capable of change and that it will be better in the near future. However, a more profound and subconscious reason for this is that the victims themselves don't believe that they deserve anything better nor do they believe that anything is severely wrong. In addition to this, it is likely that they came from a background of abuse in their households. This supports the claim in the psychoanalytic essay in that the past wound of being abused has re situated itself in the lives of these victims in relationships. Even though they are unaware of it, it's nonetheless real. And this makes sense. If you were taught something your entire life from the only people you looked up to (your parents), there would be no reason for you to question it or deny its truth. This also made me wonder about the relationship between Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove. Their relationship is described as one where even though each have an apparent hatred to each other, they have a mutual understanding that none of this is to be taken to the point where one leaves or kills the other. This shows that even though there is abuse in the relationship, it is not genuine. This can also be explained by the psychoanalytic lens. In a world where racism and discrimination thrives, poor minorities are hit the most. As a child Mrs. Breedlove would have experienced prejudice just as sever as Pecola and the other girls. As a result, she feels as if she deserves no less in her marriage.
This lens was surprisingly fun to read as well as insightful. Finally, I can put to rest the long lasting question I've had over this seemingly puzzling topic.
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