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Frasa: English Education and Literature Journal
ISSN : -     EISSN : 28078195     DOI : 10.47701
Frasa: English Education and Literature Journal is a journal of English education, literature, and linguistics. This journal must be written in English. Each issue contains essays on a wide range of authors and literary texts in English, aimed at readers within schools, universities, and colleges. This journal is presented in a lively and engaging style and published twice a year in March and September. The scope of the journal are: - Applied Linguistic in Teaching - Teaching English for Young, Adult, and Foreign Learners, - Language Acquisition - British and American Literature studies - Translation Studies; - Applied Linguistics; - Pragmatics - Morphology - Semantics
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THE ROLE OF NATURE IN PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING IN BACKMAN'S MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE'S SORRY Nurul Ramadhanti, Fadilla; Puji Haryanti, Rahayu
FRASA: ENGLISH EDUCATION AND LITERATURE JOURNAL Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): Vol7 No.2 September 2026
Publisher : Universitas Duta Bangsa Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47701/frasa.v7i2.4995

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Amidst growing concern for mental health, literature offers a unique space to explore how individuals cope with emotional stress. This study investigates how nature—both real and imagined—functions as a healing force in Fredrik Backman's novel My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. This research aims to analyze the representation of the human-nature relationship and its role in the emotional recovery of the protagonist, Elsa, using Cheryll Glotfelty’s ecocritical framework. Using qualitative textual analysis, this study identifies two forms of nature in the novel: real settings such as forests, snow, and the sea, and imaginative nature such as Miamas and the Almost Awake Land. These environments act as active agents offering protection, fostering resilience, and encouraging self-reflection. The contrast between real landscapes and symbolic fantasy spaces reveals how both can promote healing while conveying values of courage, hope, and ecological awareness. The findings suggest that literature can bridge personal emotional recovery with environmental ethics, inspiring readers to view nature as a shared habitat and integrate relationships with nature into everyday life.
MATERNAL RELATIONSHIP IN DARREN ARONOFSKY’S BLACK SWAN (2010): A PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH Erwanda, Yuliana Allisa; Adelia, Silvy Cinthia
FRASA: ENGLISH EDUCATION AND LITERATURE JOURNAL Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): Vol7 No.2 September 2026
Publisher : Universitas Duta Bangsa Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47701/frasa.v7i2.6131

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This study examines how Darren Aronofsky's film Black Swan (2010) depicts maternal relationships and how it affects the protagonist's psychological growth. By applying Donald Winnicott's psychoanalytic theory, specifically, the notions of the "holding environment," the "good enough mother," and the "true self and false self". The study uses content analysis to examine the complicated and harmful relationships that exist between Nina Sayers and her mother, Erica. Nina's identity formation, mental health, and self-esteem are negatively impacted by Erica's controlling and obsessive behavior, which produces an unhealthy environment, according to the analysis. Key elements from the movie show Nina's battle with anorexia, hallucination, and insecurity, highlighting the catastrophic consequences of a toxic mother-daughter relationship. This study highlights the significance of a nurturing and supportive mother role in promoting the growth of mental health by demonstrating the challenges faced by children whose mothers place unreasonable demands on them or fall short of the standards she has set. Using psychoanalytic lenses based on the Black Swan movie, it adds a significant perspective on how mothers should treat their daughters by demonstrating that there are instances when having too high expectations may be harmful.