Psychological Trauma In Stephen King’s Novel The Shining: A Study

Mr. A. Muthukannan, Dr. A. Sheeba Princess

Abstract


The term Psychological Trauma was actually a mental breakdown, which its cause due to stress or the emotions involved due to long term negative consequences. Stephen King’s novels are the combination of trauma and fear with psychopathic characters. He crafted his novels with the background of psychopathic combination of the Jung’s tradition. The research paper aims to bring out the characteristics of Claustrophobia formally called as Cabin Fever, an element of the Psychological Trauma in Stephen King’s novel The Shining.


Keywords


Psychological Trauma, Claustrophobia, Cabin Fever and Psychopathic.

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