Is Higgins a victim of mother fixation or an oedipal complex?

style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mother
fixation refers to a persons excessive dependence on the mother as a result of a mothers
indulgence of her own bonds of affection, resulting in wanting to act like a mother or always
relying on mother figures to make decisions.Oedipal complex refers to the (unconscious) fear
of a son that his father will castrate him because he desires his mother. For Freud, "being
a man" depends on a young boy giving up his desire for his mother and, later in life,
choosing a differentwoman to love. An Oedipus complex generally implies thata personremains
inappropriately attached to his mother out of a desire for her and, as a result, afraid ofmale
authority figures. Although both terms imply a lack of manliness,mother-fixation does not
necessarily involve the sexual desire for the mother implied in Oedipal complex. In
considering these terms as tools of psychological literary analysis, the crucial point would be
making this distinction. Applying these terms towould involve turning
to the biography of Shaw to determine whether he experienced either of these while growing up,
for if he did, we might see traces of these issues in his character, or we might simply look at
the character: does Higgens behavior suggest he grew up
overly-dependent on his mother?That he retains an inappropriate desire for her?Is he fearful of
other men?