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Psychoanalytic Exploration of Momma's Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Defense Mechanisms in Never Let Go Nisa, Clarissa Adaira; Nirmalawati, Widya
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 10, No 4 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v10i4.1099

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This study explores Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as portrayed in the character of Momma, the main character in Never Let Go (2024), and her use of defense mechanisms to cope with her past trauma. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, through Bessel Van Der Kolk's trauma theory and Sigmund Freud's concept of defense mechanisms, this study reveals Momma's extreme measures in isolating her children and enforcing strict rules by avoiding “The Devil” as a result of her grief and fear of loss. Data was collected from scenes, dialogues, and visual components, focusing on Momma's overprotective behavior towards her children. The researcher found several components of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, namely intrusive memories, avoidance, emotional numbness, and hyperarousal. At the same time, three characteristics of defense mechanisms are reflected in Momma, namely projection, denial, and displacement. This research shows the relevance of trauma shaping patterns of behavior, especially in a mother, as well as the relationship between psychological trauma, especially the body's response to traumatic experiences, the maternal relationship, and excessive parenting behavior.
EXPLORING CULINARY IDENTITY: A GASTRO-CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF AHMAD TOHARI'S RONGGENG DUKUH PARUK AND SURABANGLUS Nirmalawati, Widya; Zain, Dodi Siraj Muamar; Khristianto, Khristianto
Indonesian EFL Journal Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024)
Publisher : University of Kuningan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25134/ieflj.v10i2.9781

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The novel Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk and the short story Surabanglus are two works by Ahmad Tohari (AT) that talk about food and how food becomes the identity of a society. RDP tells the story of how Srintil, the Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk, loses her parents due to a massive poisoning in her village caused by tempeh bongrek made by her parents. With very little knowledge of toxicology, the people of Dukuh Paruk "treat" the tempeh poisoning with empirical experience passed down from their ancestors. While Surabanglus tells the story of the friendship between Kimin and Suing which is so touching because Suing had to experience the bad luck of eating poisonous cassava due to unbearable hunger. This research is descriptive and qualitative and uses textual analysis to reveal and interpret the hidden construction in a text. The data collected is analyzed from a gastro-critical lens. Gastro-criticism is part of a critical approach to welcome the phenomenon of culinary literature in literary works. Culinary is chosen as one of the symbols, myths, and signs in the development of literary works. From the data contained in the novel RDP and short story Surabanglus in the form of narrative quotations, and dialog between characters in AT's two works, there are four findings, namely; food and its characteristics, food and socioeconomic status, food and food processing tools, food and medicine. Through these two works, AT not only presents a story with food as the plot, but at the same time, Tohari documents what and how food in a society becomes a symbol and social identity of the community.