Will Traynor’s Social Isolation in Jojo Moyes’s Me Before You
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https://doi.org/10.30996/uncollcs.v4i1.6181Keywords:
social isolation, emotional trauma, psychological conflict, mental healthAbstract
Social isolation is a condition when individuals are cut off from social relationships both physically and emotionally. This study aims to analyze the social isolation experienced by the character Will Traynor in the novel Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. The objectives of the study are to find out the cause of social isolation and its impact on mental health. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with a literary psychology approach as a literary approach. The results shows that the social isolation experienced by Will Traynor is not only caused by his physical limitations and the surrounding environment, but also by psychological conflicts and emotional trauma due to the loss of his old life. The effects of social isolation experienced by Will Traynor can be seen from his attitude of withdrawing from the environment, losing his zest for life, showing helplessness, and his desire to end his life because he feels that his life could not the way it used to be. This representation shows how physical trauma can trigger deep social and emotional isolation in human life.
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