PEP | Article - Revista De Psicoanálisis. VII, 1949–1950 (Buenos Aires): Journey to the Center of the Earth. Marie Langer. Pp. 3–9.

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Abstract

Langer presents an analytic interpretation of the Jules Verne novel. The story is that of a timid young man who deciphers an old document giving

instructions for reaching the center of the earth. Though afraid to follow the instructions, he is spurred on by his uncle and by his beautiful cousin, whom he secretly loves, and succeeds in the adventure. Langer suggests that Jules Verne's underlying fantasy is that of re-entering the mother's womb, being reborn, and achieving sexual union with the love object—Mother Earth.