Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching

Markey’s Denial to Cope Grief in Niven’s All the Bright Places

Nariswari Hartati (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Mia Fitria Agustina (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Ririn Kurnia Trisnawati (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)

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Publish Date
02 Nov 2022

Abstract

The object of this study is All the Bright Places (2015), a young adult fiction novel which tells a story about two teenagers and their problems related to their mental illness. The interesting topic which became the main discussion in this study is how the female character of this novel, Violet Markey, using denial as her defence mechanism to cope grief on her sister and boyfriend’s death. To examine this topic, the researchers used descriptive qualitative method. This study found that in order to cope with Markey’s sister death, Markey used self-protective function of denial, while to cope with Finch’s death, her form of denial is by refusing to acknowledge his death.

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Metathesis: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching
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Abbrev

metathesis

Publisher

Universitas Tidar

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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METATHESIS is a Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching published by Department of English Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Tidar. It is published twice a year in April and October. We accept manuscripts within the fields of: (1) English language ...