Here in the novel Libra, the main cause for the crime (assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy) is social as well as psychological. Sometimes causes may be social, sometimes psychological. There must be some causes behind every crime. The novel Libra can be examined as “The Will to Power”: A Psychological Interpretation based on the character analysis of Lee Harvey Oswald. The person who murders John Fitzgerald Kennedy is Lee Harvey Oswald. The novel is based on the history of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s assassination. Libra is the novel written by Don DeLillo which was published in the year 1988. By assassinating John.F.Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald becomes a popular figure in history. In order to overcome his alienation and obstacle, Lee Harvey Oswald used power as a tool and he tries to become authoritative. In the novel Libra the protagonist Lee Harvey Oswald is a person who wants to overcome obstacles and also exercise his power consciously and so become responsible for the assassination of the former president of America, John. “The Will to Power” is the drive of the superman who transcends the self through the possessions and exercise of creative power, conscious or unconscious desire to exercise authority. To assert the drive he/she must have power. “The Will to Power” is the basic character of our drives or instincts. Here in this paper, an attempt is made to examine Don DeLillo’s Libra in the plight of Psychological interpretation of Nietzschean concept “The Will to Power”. Nietzsche does not mean the power over other people, rather a successful attempt to overcome obstacles and sufferings to achieve something creatively. If an individual says yes to life then he/she must say yes to the will to power. Psychological interpretation claims that the will to power is related to living creatures with a will. Organic interpretation suggests that the will to power is specially related to life. Metaphysical interpretation says everything that exists is the will to power. “The Will to Power” concept claims three possible interpretations: Metaphysical, Organic and Psychological. The concept “The Will to Power” is strongly connected to the concept of life. “The Will to Power” is the key concept in Nietzsche’s philosophy. She has written many other articles which are published in different magazines and journals.

In the present paper, Jenobia tries to explore the psychological dimensions of the work of Don DeLillo – Libra. J Britto Jenobia is a research scholar from National College, Trichy. “The Will to Power”: A Psychological Interpretation in Don DeLillo’s Libraīy – J Britto Jenobia, published in Vol.II, Issue.XIX – August 2016

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