@article{2016,title={LONGING FOR RECONCILIATION OR ORDER IN NIGHTWOOD},abstractNode={Barnes’ Nightwood is a story about a group of expatriates in Europe after the First World War. It is a modernist novel which conveys disordered human condition. In Nightwood, humans act subhuman and deny their moral nature and bring destruction to others. Morality is replaced by lost generation which consists of leisure class people having false values. The protagonist Robin is portrayed as selfish and unable to relate to anyone. She chooses Nora as a faithful lover who will keep her safe. Despite Robin's command, Nora's power balances Robin's inner life for a while because Nora is a sign of stability. This article aims at exploring the relationship between Robin and Nora through psychoanalytical approach focusing on how they try to achieve reconciliation through love and yet fail in their lives.},author={Özlem ÖZEN},year={2016},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}