| Titre : | Trauma of Kenna Rowan in Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him: A Women Study |
| Auteurs : | Sara BOUREGBA, Auteur ; Dr. Amaria MEHDAOUI, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Dr. Moulay Tahar University, Saida Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Department of English Language and Literature, 2023-2024 |
| Format : | 62p / CD |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Mots-clés: | Coping mechanism, healing process, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological approach, Trauma. |
| Résumé : | Writings that are produced during traumatic times or during catastrophic events are likely to be understood or processed only to a certain extent. This thesis looks into the ways that women use their writing to communicate psychological trauma. In the context of this study, trauma fiction writers seek to develop a narrative for the trauma and express their experiences. However, it is important to keep in mind that most trauma fiction either deals with trauma that is shown as a result of colonization, or as a result of war, and with the evolutionary contemporary studies on trauma the focus was on feminist perceptions, how women issues were tackled by many feminists. For instance, gendered-based violence and sexual assault are concepts that have been under the spotlight for many decades. This study seeks to improve our understanding of the contemporary perceptions of traumas and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which might arise from either a significant or insignificant everyday life experience; through analyzing Colleen Hoover’s contemporary novel Reminders of Him. The focus will be on Kenna Rowan who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after witnessing a shocking accident, how she represented her trauma, and the effects of her specific ways of healing using certain coping-mechanisms. The researcher employs Cathy Caruth and Judith Herman's theories as part of a psychological analysis of the trauma experienced by the main character. The purpose of this research is to ascertain how the main character handled her trauma by employing a specific coping mechanism, in which the researcher is using a psychological approach taking into account how she responded to the occurrence, and how relationships can aid in the process of healing after trauma. |
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Table of Contents
Declaration of Originality………………………………………………………1 Dedication……………………………………………………………………….2 Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………..3 Abstract………………………………………………………………………....4 Table of Contents……………………………………………………………….5 List of Abbreviations…………………………………………………………..7 List of Appendices……………………………………………………………..8 General Introduction……………………………………………………………1 Chapter One: Trauma and History: A Literary Perspective 1.1. Introduction……………………………………………………………….5 1.2. The Genealogy and Nature of Trauma: Primary Debates…………….…..6 1.3. Historical Development of Trauma Studies……………………………....7 1.4. Trauma and Psychology……………………………………………….….9 1.5. Trauma in Literary Texts………………………………………………...11 1.6. Trauma and Modern Fiction……………………………………………..12 1.7. Colleen Hoover and Trauma Fiction…………………………………….15 1.8. Conclusion……………………………………………………………….16 Chapter Two: Unveiling the Unseen: Unclaimed Trauma and the Path to Recovery 2.1. Introduction……………………………………………………………...17 2.2. The Unclaimed Trauma…………………………………………………18 2.2.1. Trauma and Experience…………………………………………..20 2.2.2. Emotions and Trauma……………………………………….……22 2.3. Recovery Process………………………………………….…………….23 2.3.1. Traumatic Reactions……………………………………………...24 2.3.1.1. Hyperarousal…………………….………………………..25 2.3.1.2. Intrusion…………………………………………………..25 2.3.1.3. Constriction……………………………………………....26 2.3.2. Stages of Recovery………………………………………………27 VI 2.3.2.1. Establishment of Safety…………………………………27 2.3.2.2. Remembrance and Mourning……………………………28 2.3.2.3. Reconnection…………………………………………….29 2.4. The Healing Process…………………………………………………...31 2.4.1. Writing as a Coping Mechanism……………………………......31 2.4.2. Healing Relationships…………………………………………..32 2.5. Conclusion…………………………………………………………….33 |
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