A Critical Study on Trauma Literature and the Concept of Soul Mate in Paulo Coelho’s Brida

Mrs. V. Jesinthal Mary; Dr.P.Premalatha; Dr.R.Jeya Sundara Raj

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5820

A Critical Study on Trauma Literature and the Concept of Soul Mate in Paulo Coelho’s Brida

Author(s)	Mrs. V. Jesinthal Mary, Dr.P.Premalatha, Dr.R.Jeya Sundara Raj
Country	India
Abstract	The Brazilian author Paulo Coelho was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janerio .Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist,and journalist. His novel Brida is chosen for study .It illustrates the concept of Soul mate very strongly .Besides this novel is analysed in view of trauma literature .The field of trauma studies in literary criticism has gained significant attention in 1996 with the publication of Cathy Caruth’s Unclaimed Experience :Trauma,Narrative,and History and Kali Tal’s Worlds of Hurt:Reading the Literatures of Trauma.A theoretical trend was introduced by scholars like Caruth,who pioneered a psychoanalytic post structural approach that suggests trauma is an unsolvable problem of the unconscious that illuminates the inherent contradictions of experience and language. Paulo Coelho’s third novel, Brida, tells the story of a young woman on a quest for knowledge and fulfillment. As the novel begins, Brida seeks out two teachers. The first is Magnus, who teaches her about the tradition of the sun, in addition to helping her conquer her fears. In Brida, the Magus sees his soul mate essentially the other half of his own soul. The second teacher is Wicca, who instructs Brida in the knowledge and rituals of the tradition of the moon. While practicing these rituals, studying tarot cards, and dancing to the sound of the world, Brida begins to understand that she is a witch. While the spiritual aspects of the novel are most profound, Paulo Coelho’s protagonist also struggles with the more visceral challenges of the heart.
Keywords	Key Words: Trauma, Soulmate, Witch, Rituals, Knowledge.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-08-31
Cite This	A Critical Study on Trauma Literature and the Concept of Soul Mate in Paulo Coelho’s Brida - Mrs. V. Jesinthal Mary, Dr.P.Premalatha, Dr.R.Jeya Sundara Raj - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5820
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5820
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gspcgd

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