The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War

The problem of psychological trauma experience in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War (“The Innocent” (1990), “Black Dogs” (1992), and “Atonement” (2001)) has been considered in the paper. The plot of violence, “traumatic” situation, and flashback problem in the context of contempora...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L.F. Khabibullina, A.A. Ivanova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Kazan Federal University 2018-02-01
Series:Učënye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta: Seriâ Gumanitarnye Nauki
Subjects:
Online Access:https://kpfu.ru/the-psychology-of-trauma-in-ian-mcewans-novels_356402.html
_version_ 1797786789285462016
author L.F. Khabibullina
A.A. Ivanova
author_facet L.F. Khabibullina
A.A. Ivanova
author_sort L.F. Khabibullina
collection DOAJ
description The problem of psychological trauma experience in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War (“The Innocent” (1990), “Black Dogs” (1992), and “Atonement” (2001)) has been considered in the paper. The plot of violence, “traumatic” situation, and flashback problem in the context of contemporary literature research has been studied. The correlation of these aspects in McEwan's novels has been revealed. The research confirms that the combination of these components in the novel is complex and diverse. Therefore, it has been shown that the influence of trauma on human's personality varies to a considerable degree. The psychology of traumatized consciousness has been investigated. The victim of trauma is not only the person subjected to violence, but also the one who is the source of the violence. The severity of psychological trauma does not let the author to argue about overcoming the trauma. He can only analyze the influence of global historical events on the conscience of every person taken individually.
first_indexed 2024-03-13T01:13:47Z
format Article
id doaj.art-9d07ad770f4c4017901229b9976f80c4
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2541-7738
2500-2171
language Russian
last_indexed 2024-03-13T01:13:47Z
publishDate 2018-02-01
publisher Kazan Federal University
record_format Article
series Učënye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta: Seriâ Gumanitarnye Nauki
spelling doaj.art-9d07ad770f4c4017901229b9976f80c42023-07-05T15:42:45ZrusKazan Federal UniversityUčënye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta: Seriâ Gumanitarnye Nauki2541-77382500-21712018-02-011601232240The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World WarL.F. Khabibullina0A.A. Ivanova1Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 RussiaKazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 RussiaThe problem of psychological trauma experience in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War (“The Innocent” (1990), “Black Dogs” (1992), and “Atonement” (2001)) has been considered in the paper. The plot of violence, “traumatic” situation, and flashback problem in the context of contemporary literature research has been studied. The correlation of these aspects in McEwan's novels has been revealed. The research confirms that the combination of these components in the novel is complex and diverse. Therefore, it has been shown that the influence of trauma on human's personality varies to a considerable degree. The psychology of traumatized consciousness has been investigated. The victim of trauma is not only the person subjected to violence, but also the one who is the source of the violence. The severity of psychological trauma does not let the author to argue about overcoming the trauma. He can only analyze the influence of global historical events on the conscience of every person taken individually.https://kpfu.ru/the-psychology-of-trauma-in-ian-mcewans-novels_356402.htmlenglish literature of 20th – 21st centurytrauma studiesian mcewan“the innocent”“black dogs”“atonement”
spellingShingle L.F. Khabibullina
A.A. Ivanova
The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War
Učënye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta: Seriâ Gumanitarnye Nauki
english literature of 20th – 21st century
trauma studies
ian mcewan
“the innocent”
“black dogs”
“atonement”
title The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War
title_full The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War
title_fullStr The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War
title_full_unstemmed The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War
title_short The psychology of trauma in Ian McEwan's novels about the Second World War
title_sort psychology of trauma in ian mcewan s novels about the second world war
topic english literature of 20th – 21st century
trauma studies
ian mcewan
“the innocent”
“black dogs”
“atonement”
url https://kpfu.ru/the-psychology-of-trauma-in-ian-mcewans-novels_356402.html
work_keys_str_mv AT lfkhabibullina thepsychologyoftraumainianmcewansnovelsaboutthesecondworldwar
AT aaivanova thepsychologyoftraumainianmcewansnovelsaboutthesecondworldwar
AT lfkhabibullina psychologyoftraumainianmcewansnovelsaboutthesecondworldwar
AT aaivanova psychologyoftraumainianmcewansnovelsaboutthesecondworldwar