Abstract:
This research is conducted on the spiritual journey of two leading characters Ella and
Rumi from the novel Forty Rules of Love written by Elif Shafak. It presents a
comparative study of both journeys that in which way they are similar or different.
Their journeys to self-realization are described in the light of Rumi‟s seven stages on
the path to truth. Textual analysis has been used as a research method to interpret and
analyze the text with the help of extra textual knowledge. Freud‟s psychoanalysis
theory of id, ego and superego is used to show the transformation of Ella and Rumi.
The study revealed that love and true companionship has the power of transformation.
On the way to truth, one has to face a lot of criticism but we need to be steadfast to
achieve our goal. Ella and Rumi chose to lead a life for others to make them happy.
