The Return of Repressed Past Trauma in The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (2019)

Abstract

This study is about the return of the repressed trauma that was experienced by one of the main protagonists in the novel The Silent Patient (2019) by Alex Michaelides. This study focuses on the internal problem of one of its protagonists. This analysis uses psychoanalysis and literary theory. The results of this research are that the main protagonist suffers quite a lot due to her repressed trauma. One of the main protagonists tries to make her talk and make her get out from her silent treatment habits that plagues her nowadays.