EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary and Cultural Studies

Mental Health Representation in Jennifer Niven’s "All the Bright Places"




Article Info

Publish Date
10 Jun 2024

Abstract

This study analyzed the trauma of the main characters caused by traumatic experiences in the novel All The Bright Places By Jennifer Niven. It explained how the trauma portrayed in which it is explained as traumatized responses that the main character experienced. it used psychoanalytic perspectives of trauma from Cathy Caruth and qualitative approach to create the analysis. The theory was used to classify the responses of trauma are Anxiety, Avoidance, and Arousal. The study also aimed to find out how to the main character deal with the trauma that affects her daily life. The result has found out that the main character have shown the three responses of trauma in the novel, and it also has found out the connection of traumatized people in which it leads the main character to use the force on her grief to deal with the trauma.

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Journal Info

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EFN

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Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary and Cultural Studies is a scholarly journal published by English Department of Pamulang University. It is founded in 2017, with registered number ISSN: 2597-9663 (print) and 3048-4448 (Online). EUFONI has commitment to exchange and share ideas as well as ...