THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA OF DAWSON COLE AS REFLECTED BY NICHOLAS SPARKS’S THE BEST OF ME: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
| Main Author: | Rizal, Ahmad Khoirul |
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| Format: | Naskah Publikasi NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | ind |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.uad.ac.id/14954/7/T1_1400004048_NASKAH%20PUBLIKASI.pdf http://eprints.uad.ac.id/14954/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The journal entitled The Psychological Trauma of Dawson Cole as Reflected in Nicholas Sparks’s The Best of Me: A Psychological Approach. The data are collected by using critical reading to analyze the novel as the subject of the study. The subject of the research is the novel entitled The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks. The research findings are: first, the characterizations of the main character are: loyal, smart, tough, kind, regretful. Second, The psychological trauma experienced by Dawson Cole can be classified into two; psychological trauma by event and causes by the environment. Dawson had terrible accident many times, among others: the fall of helicopters at the rig, the sinking of a Dawson boarded the ship, an oil refinery without a strong reason, the daily death of his colleague was in an accident. In addition, Dawson was a broken family and experienced physical abused and being oppression. The third is the impact psychological trauma of Dawson Cole are; (1) hallucination and flashback, (2) violent outburst and manic behavior, (3) psychosomatic symptom, (4) passivity and depression.