Nieske Tiara Sabila
Universitas Negeri Surabaya

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UNRESOLVED CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN MIKE FLANAGAN’S GERALD’S GAME MOVIE Nieske Tiara Sabila; Much Khoiri
PARADIGM: Journal of Language and Literary Studies Vol 4, No 2 (2021): Paradigm: Journal of Language and Literary Studies
Publisher : Department of English Literature, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18860/prdg.v4i2.12861

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This article will analyze Gerald's Game movie, directed by Mike Flanagan. Issues arise regarding the effects or consequences that arise and affect a person's life after experiencing a trauma in childhood and how to deal with unresolved trauma. Jessi, the main female character, is sexually abused as a teenager by her biological father, which traumatizes her into adulthood.  The purpose of this article is to analyze how much influence trauma experienced in childhood can affect a person's personal life. This study uses a psychoanalysis approach based on Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory. This article used direct quotations dialogs between characters from Gerald's Game movie. The findings show that the main character's reaction to a traumatic event and how she copes with it, although the event's memory is still attached to her.