There are strong forces of unconscious desire among the characters. In addition to this, the moral conflicts that the novel draw is completely psychological. This justifies Eliot’s psychological development which is based on the characters mental psyche and their perceptions rather than on the outer reality. This flow of inner self and outer self is reflected in the novel where Arthur successfully deceives Hetty but his deceptive outer self was illuminating for Adam Bede through his perceptions. Adam knew the deceptive nature of Arthur who was using Hetty for his sexual satisfaction. Arthur trusted his loyalty towards Adam but yet one find that he misunderstood him. It is clearly reflected when Arthur fully trusted Adam when he encountered him with Hetty. Eliot projection is direct and she also evokes the psychological self in an elaborative way. Many modernist writers who uses stream of consciousness technique relies much on the characters behaviour to insinuate the mental psyche and their responses through silence. However, Eliot’s psychological development is strictly forward and neither complex. The characters such as Lisbeth contemplated her own life which reflects the flow of inner time when she lays on a chair after purifying the chamber and bed once her deceased husband laid. There are continuous flow of human thoughts and perceptions which are largely focused and magnified. In the novel, Eliot focuses on the inner world of Hetty’s mental psyche and her brain and health rather than the outer reality where she spends time in thinking about her runaway lover. Eliot explores the individual mind and forecasts the mental state, responses and their behaviour. She has tried to project the impact of outer reality inside the psyche of the characters. Many critics have pointed out that George Eliot focuses much on the inner world of the characters rather than the outer reality.

’Adam Bede’, written by George Eliot deals with the psychological aspects of the characters.

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