War Challenges and Psychological Trauma: A Reading of the Women by Kristin Hannah Through the Lens of Trauma Theory

Authors

  • Sehar Rashid BS English Literature, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Phool Shehzadi BS English Literature, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Faiza Amber BS English Literature, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Hina Yaqoob Lecturer, Surprise College, Shakargarh, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70670/sra.v3i1.371

Abstract

The present research examines the character of Frankie in the novel The Women and how war circumstances and the after-war behavior of society affect Frankie's mental health, which later became the cause of PTSD.The main objective of this research is to analyze the character of Frankie through the lens of PTSD and observe how the responses of her surroundings led to her trauma. Cathy Caruth’s trauma theory serves as theoretical lens, in interpreting the PTSD and trauma depicted in the novel. The research leaves a cognitive space to apply the feminism theory to novel The Women (2024) by Kristin Hannah

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Published

26-01-2025

How to Cite

Sehar Rashid, Phool Shehzadi, Faiza Amber, & Hina Yaqoob. (2025). War Challenges and Psychological Trauma: A Reading of the Women by Kristin Hannah Through the Lens of Trauma Theory. Social Science Review Archives, 3(1), 853–862. https://doi.org/10.70670/sra.v3i1.371

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Social Science Review Archives (January-March)

Section

Articles