In my paper, I attempt to demonstrate the applicability of certain theories of psychoanalysis in the teaching of literature in high school. The aim of the study is to show how teaching literature with a psychoanalytic approach can become psychologically instructive for students. The first part of my article presents the psychoanalytic approaches of Magda Szabó’s novel Pilate from a theoretical point of view. The second part of my writing provides a possible lesson plan on the given topic.