Ma's Sadness; A Phsychoanalytic Study in Emma Donoghue's Novel Room (2010)

This research aims to analyze the sadness that led to the trauma of the main character Ma in the Room novel by Emma Donoghue, This research aims to understand and find out what is being experienced by Ma in the Room novel by Emma Donoghue. This research explains what is sadness that leads to trauma experienced by the main character in Emma Donoghue's Room novel. The researcher analyzes the psychological problems experienced by Ma using psychoanalytic theory, the results of this study show (1) to explain how the personality of the main character, (2) to show the background of sadness experienced by Ma in this novel, (3) finding solutions to problems experienced by Ma in the Room novel using psychoanalytic theory. This study used descriptive qualitative method. This study uses data sources from the novel Room and the internet