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Sri Sumaryani
Universitas Negeri Semarang
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Family Conflict Behind Childhood Depression: A Psychoanalytic Approach of the Main Character in Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand Anggita Galuh Dewayani; Sri Sumaryani
Rainbow: Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 14 (2025): Special Issue
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v14i.30365

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This study explores how family conflict contributes to childhood depression through the portrayal of Finley's psychological structure in Claire Legrand's novel Some Kind of Happiness. Using Sigmund Freud's theory of personality—comprising the id, ego, and superego—this research examines how Finley's internal struggles reflect the emotional consequences of her parents' marital breakdown. Unlike previous studies, which have applied Freud's theory more broadly to symbolic or moral behaviour across multiple characters, this study offers a focused, in-depth psychoanalytic reading of a single child protagonist. Employing a qualitative descriptive method and a psychological approach, the analysis reveals that Finley's id expresses unconscious impulses driven by sadness and anxiety. At the same time, her ego serves as a mediator between these emotional needs and external expectations. Her superego, shaped by internalised family norms, imposes guilt and shame for emotional vulnerability. The conflict between these three components mirrors the tension within Finley's family and contributes to her emotional repression and depressive symptoms. This study highlights how literature can reflect the psychological impact of family dynamics on children, and how psychoanalytic theory offers valuable insights for understanding emotional trauma in young literary characters.   
The Culinary Construction of Identity: Negotiating Korean American Immigrant Subjectivity in Zauner’s Crying in H Mart Meylani Meylani; Sri Sumaryani
Rainbow: Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 15 No. 2 (2026): Special Issue
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v15i2.57319

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This study investigates the role of food as the representation of Korean American identity in the memoir Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. The role of food as a cultural practice within a transnational context has been less studied than grief and emotional experience in the memoir. This study aims to examine how food serves as a means of sustaining and reconstructing cultural identity, memory, and a sense of belonging across different places. Employing a qualitative approach, the study focuses on analyzing the food narratives using the lens of close reading and interpreting them with the notion of transnationalism presented by Ulf Hannerz, specifically interconnectedness and mobility of meanings. The analysis suggests that the foods mentioned serve a purpose beyond simply sustaining life.  Additionally, food was a means of preserving cultural heritage and remembering the past across multiple locations. Soy sauce, eggs, kimchi, sesame oil and cold radish soup are all dishes closely related to family tradition, intergenerational knowledge heritage and daily cultural activities. The study also reveals that H Mart functions as a transnational cultural space where individuals reconnect with cultural memories, identity, and a sense of belonging. Cultural meanings are constantly negotiated rather than established as a result of distance, loss, and attempts to maintain cultural links. The memoir demonstrates that Korean American identity is continuously shaped through everyday interactions with food, memory, and cultural practices. This study extends previous scholarship by showing that food functions as a transnational cultural practice that sustains identity across national boundaries.
Women’s Psychological Resilience Against Intergenerational Trauma in Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s The Mountains Sing Sabrina Aulia Putri; Sri Sumaryani
Rainbow: Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 15 No. 2 (2026): Special Issue
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v15i2.58019

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This study examines the representations of intergenerational trauma and women’s psychological resilience in Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s The Mountains Sing. The relationships between a grandmother and her granddaughter, Dieu Lan and Huong, show that trauma may be passed down through generations along with the psychological resilience caused by historical trauma. This study investigates how family members’ psychological experiences are shaped by historical trauma caused by significant socio-political events, such as the Great Hunger, the Land Reform, and the Vietnam War. This study focuses on how important these events are in affecting family members’ dynamics throughout the story. Cathy Caruth’s trauma theory served as the theoretical foundation for the study, which employed a qualitative descriptive method through close reading of characterization, conversation, and descriptive passages. The results show that traumatic experiences and emotional suffering are passed down through generations through family narratives and inherited grief, while resilience is developed through the preservation of family continuity. The study concludes that women’s psychological resilience and intergenerational trauma are closely related because the same familial relationships that caused suffering also support the ability to persevere, adjust, and transform value for future generations.
Cultural tensions as the catalyst of intergenerational trauma in The Joy Luck Club Navisya Avni Zulvana; Sri Sumaryani
E-Structural (English Studies on Translation, Culture, Literature, and Linguistics) Vol. 9 No. 01 (2026): June 2026
Publisher : Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

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This study examines the dynamics of mother-daughter interactions in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club through the lens of intergenerational cultural conflict and Brave Heart’s theory of historical trauma. This analysis investigates how mothers’ past experiences influence their relationships with their daughters in America and focuses on four mother-daughter pairs. The relationship between Suyuan Woo and Jing-mei Woo is characterized by high aspirations that Jing-mei interprets as emotional suffering due to loss and deferred dreams. Unspoken pain is transmitted through silence and emotional distance in the relationship between Ying-ying St. Clair and Lena St. Clair, which encourages passivity and a sense of powerlessness in the next generation. Meanwhile, the relationship between Lindo Jong and Waverly Jong shows how conflict arises from past trauma that emphasizes control and reputation through excessive pride and creates pressure for the daughter. As in the relationship between An-mei Hsu and Rose Hsu Jordan, the experience of loss shapes the need for assertiveness and inner strength, but this conflicts with the daughter’s values of independence. Overall, this study suggests that the tension between mother and daughter in the novel stems from inherited emotional trauma stemming from differences in cultural values between first and second-generation immigrants.
ISOL A Jaspersian analysis of transcendence in Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha Deniz Akbar; Sri Sumaryani
Leksika: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajarannya Vol. 20 No. 3 (2026): October 2026
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/lks.v20i3.30451

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This study aims to break down how the process of transcendence (Transzendenz), as conceptualized by Karl Jaspers, operates in Hermann Hesse's novel Siddhartha. The analysis focuses on the moment of Siddhartha's encounter with Gautama Buddha, which has been proven to be the apt moment of transcendence. The existentialist pattern in Siddhartha's character strengthens Jaspers' argument regarding two important elements that enable transcendence (Transzendenz): limit situations (Grenzsituationen) and the encompassing (das Umgreifende). Through in-depth data analysis, three existentialist concepts were found, composed of four direct quotations from the conversation. All of them represent stages in Siddhartha's achievement of transcendence, which include awareness of one's limitations, rejection of dogma and external teachings, and an understanding of the importance of personal experience in finding the true meaning of life. This study contributes to the field of literature, particularly to the discourse of existentialism. Jaspers' concept offers a clear and concrete account of how transcendence is realized and narratively interpreted.
Co-Authors Almira Irwaniyanti Utami Anam, Zuhrul Anggita Galuh Dewayani Annisa Tusa'diyah Chaniago Aulia Hapsari Fadhilah Deniz Akbar Diyamon Prasandha Fatma Hetami Indah Amanda Maharani Isnaeni Della Safitri istiani, imas Izzati Gemi Seinsiani Lutfi Ashar Mauludin, Lutfi Ashar Maria Johana Ari Widayanti Meina Febriani Meylani Meylani Mohamad Ikhwan Rosyidi Navisya Avni Zulvana Ruly Darmawan Sabrina Aulia Putri Salya Arwanda Chairunnisa Thohiriyah, Thohiriyah