THE PORTRAYAL OF FEAR AND TRAUMA AS ROADBLOCKS TO LOVE IN COLLEN HOOVER’S UGLY LOVE

love abandonment, fear and trauma, cause, effect, healing

Abstract

The  study explores the portrayal of fear and trauma as roadblocks to love in Colleen Hoover’s Ugly Love. The objective  is to examine the fear and trauma suffered by Miles Archer as the roadblocks to love. The study uses qualitative  research design and   psychological approach. The study aims to analyze the cause and the  effects of the fear and trauma as roadblocks to love,  and how the  fear and  trauma are solved . The results shows that the cause of fear and trauma  relate to the abandonment of his first love, Rachel, due to the car crash that results the death of his newborn baby. He is not just devastated by Rachel’s departure, but also the death of his son which makes him lose  the persons he loves the most. After Rachel leaves him, he promises himself not to fall in love with anyone again. The effects of his fear and trauma also reveal that he faces difficulty and problem in moving on his life  considered as roadblocks to his love. In coping with his fear and trauma, Miles Archer finds constructive way to manage his emotions, facing and accepting his fear and trauma, and learning how to manage his feelings in order to heal.