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The Wife’s Prolonged Projection in Marian Parker’s The Recoil of the Gun Reku, Angelina Merici Wua; Irawan, Muhammad Barra Sofyan Nur; Mikail, Izzaditya Dharmaputra; Saputra, Hadi; Pasopati, Rommel Utungga
Foremost Journal Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Volume 6 No. 2
Publisher : Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Syekh-Yusuf Islamic University Tangerang

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This article underlines the wife’s prolonged projection as her defense mechanism in Marian Parker’s The Recoil of the Gun. Projection as one of defense mechanisms gives attributes of own negative feelings to another person. It is reflected in the utterances of the wife in Parker’s story who keeps blaming the husband whom she has killed. Through qualitative method and explorative approach, this paper investigates that the wife’s projection is prolonged before and after the husband’s death. When he is alive, she thinks that the husband is watching her but he is the suspicious one. When he is dead, she keeps justifying herself that what she has done is for the sake of her children. She also keeps saying things about marriage and how she wants to avoid such hereditary for her girls of not being married. It is proven that something is hidden by the wife, but she keeps saying that she is innocent by putting the guilt to the dead man. In conclusion, Parker’s short story shapes understandings that projection done by a character may not happen once since s/he may insist justifications of the negative attributes given to her deceased husband.
Co-Authors Ahmad Azhari Ahmad Barizi Ahmad Syahrizal Aji Pranoto Alimuddin, Tri Herdiansyah Aminuddin, Amir Angge Dhevi Warisaura, Angge Dhevi Ayu Purwarianti Basir, Rahmawati Bintang, Umi Dwi Danial Hilmi Emalia, Putri Endang Widayati Fachry Abda El Rahman Faizatul Fuadah Fajriani, Ulfiah Gustiani, Dea Hariyono Hariyono Hasanah, Hudriatul Hasapri, Fadillah Kurnia Ananda Haswan, Leni Jantika Heru Santoso Budi Rochardjo, Heru Santoso Budi Ilham, Ibnu Ilham, Muhammad Irfan Imran, Zaldy Inayah Islamiya, Nurul Indriyaningsih, Dyah Irawan, Muhammad Barra Sofyan Nur Istiqfarah, Annisa ISTIQOMAH, RINITA Jamilah Jamilah Jasia, Vivi Apriani Joko Waluyo Kamaruddin, Rizkyani Kusuma, Albert Wijaya Laela Mathur, Akanksha Maula, Yus Mikail, Izzaditya Dharmaputra MUHAMMAD SHOLEH Muliati Muliati, Muliati Mulyono, Ana Neng Ayu Herawati Nidia Lestari Nur, Andi Asywid Nuraida, Nabila Nurdiana, Kurnia Asih Nursalam, Nurwasiani NURUL ANNISA Pasopati, Rommel Utungga Purwaka, Purwaka Rahayu, Gita Rahayu, Nur Alam Rau, Sitti Rahmawati Reku, Angelina Merici Wua Riswan, Muh Rizqi, Muhammad Aidil Rudy Yuwono Samuel Kristiyana Saputra, Ogi Sartika, Siti Septiono Eko Bawono Setyowati Rahayu, Suparni Sidharta, Bambang Wahyu Sri Hastutiningrum Sri Wahyuni Suhardi, Budi Sumarni Sumarni Supanto Supanto Suparni Setyowati Rahayu Susastriawan, Anak Agung Putu Syarifuddin Syarifuddin Taqwin, Muh. Ahsani Taufiq Hidayat Thiang Tohir, M Urrahmah, Nisa Utama, Nugraha Priya Warni, Wike Widya Yasin, Riesky Ramdhani Yuli Pratiwi Zalsabila, Naila