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Social isolation and loneliness : a psychoanalytic reading of Jojo Moyes' me before you
Other Title(s)
العزلة الاجتماعية و الوحدة : قراءة التحليل النفسي لرواية أنا قبلك للكتابة جوجو مويس
Joint Authors
Hassun, Ahmad Khalid
Rashid, Lamya Ahmad
Source
Issue
Vol. 4, Issue 3 (30 Apr. 2021), pp.11-21, 11 p.
Publisher
Tikrit University College of Education for Women
Publication Date
2021-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The current paper investigates the concept of isolation andloneliness in the contemporary novel of Jojo Moyes' Me BeforeYou, which is written in 2012.
Embodying the elements of romanceand romanticism, the novel is described by many critics as aromantic comedy that narrates a true love story.
The studyexplores the theme of isolation and loneliness by relying onpsychoanalysis perspectives to interpret these two concepts.
Itadopts a framework of psychoanalysis views, particularly Freud'sconcept of isolation, to study the characters' motives towardsisolation and solitude, as well as to reveal the physical andemotional conditions that the characters have encountered in theircommunity.
It also points out that the pattern of isolation can beconsidered as a defense mechanism to protect the charactersagainst their harmful thoughts showing the starkness of theirsurroundings circumstances.
It sheds the light on the reasons ofWill's, the major character, thinking about his disability and howhe detached himself from the social life as a form of defense, andthen attempts to end his The current paper investigates the concept of isolation andloneliness in the contemporary novel of Jojo Moyes' Me BeforeYou, which is written in 2012.
Embodying the elements of romanceand romanticism, the novel is described by many critics as aromantic comedy that narrates a true love story.
The studyexplores the theme of isolation and loneliness by relying onpsychoanalysis perspectives to interpret these two concepts.
Itadopts a framework of psychoanalysis views, particularly Freud'sconcept of isolation, to study the characters' motives towardsisolation and solitude, as well as to reveal the physical andemotional conditions that the characters have encountered in theircommunity.
It also points out that the pattern of isolation can beconsidered as a defense mechanism to protect the charactersagainst their harmful thoughts showing the starkness of theirsurroundings circumstances.
It sheds the light on the reasons ofWill's, the major character, thinking about his disability and howhe detached himself from the social life as a form of defense, andthen attempts to end his life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hassun, Ahmad Khalid& Rashid, Lamya Ahmad. 2021. Social isolation and loneliness : a psychoanalytic reading of Jojo Moyes' me before you. Journal of Language Studies،Vol. 4, no. 3, pp.11-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1358902
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hassun, Ahmad Khalid& Rashid, Lamya Ahmad. Social isolation and loneliness : a psychoanalytic reading of Jojo Moyes' me before you. Journal of Language Studies Vol. 4, no. 3 (Apr. 2021), pp.11-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1358902
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hassun, Ahmad Khalid& Rashid, Lamya Ahmad. Social isolation and loneliness : a psychoanalytic reading of Jojo Moyes' me before you. Journal of Language Studies. 2021. Vol. 4, no. 3, pp.11-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1358902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1358902