October 5, 2025Muslim English Literature

Freud's Mourning and Melancholia and Arissa’s Loss and Grief in Shaila Abdullah’s Saffron Dreams

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BSBadrani Tatsbita Aqwiya Setiawan BABulan Ramadhani Ali ATAnita Anastasyah Tanjung

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Close textual analysis reveals how Arissa experiences mourning and melancholia after Faizan's loss in a post-9/11 context, suggesting deeper implications for understanding grief.

Key Points

Arissa's melancholia intensifies with memories of her deceased partner Faizan, affecting her mental state and ability to progress in life.
Freud's theories of mourning and melancholia provide a framework for analyzing Arissa's emotional struggles following her trauma.
The narrative illustrates how the presence of Raian helps alleviate Arissa’s sorrow and facilitates healing from her profound grief.
Abdullah’s novel serves as an important case study in understanding the complex relationship between loss, identity, and resilience in a post-9/11 landscape.

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Setiawan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e22da774308421369af15f https://doi.org/10.15408/mel.v3i2.30035

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Close textual analysis reveals how Arissa experiences mourning and melancholia after Faizan's loss in a post-9/11 context, suggesting deeper implications for understanding grief.

Freud's Mourning and Melancholia and Arissa’s Loss and Grief in Shaila Abdullah’s Saffron Dreams

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Freud's Mourning and Melancholia and Arissa’s Loss and Grief in Shaila Abdullah’s Saffron Dreams

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