THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA OF DAWSON COLE AS REFLECTED BY NICHOLAS SPARKS’S THE BEST OF ME: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH

Rizal, Ahmad Khoirul (2019) THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA OF DAWSON COLE AS REFLECTED BY NICHOLAS SPARKS’S THE BEST OF ME: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH. Bachelor thesis, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan) > S1-English Education (S1-Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
Depositing User:	publikasi uad
Date Deposited:	28 Sep 2019 06:21
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2019 06:21
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/14954

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