Research Article | Open Access
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Psychoanalytic Study of Don DeLillo’s “Falling Man”
Dr. T. V. Surendranatha Reddy
Pages: 128-133
Abstract
This article discusses Don DeLillo’s Falling Man as a novel that explores the post traumatic stress disorder, a psychological shock and its effect after the attack on the Twin Tower on September 2011. People witnessed the attack. Media telecasted the attack immediately and repeatedly. It created a sensation throughout the world. People started questioning their beliefs. This article explores the mental state of the characters, Keith and Lianne of Falling Man. The crucial and pitiable status of the characters are detailed in this article.
Keywords
Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Media, Debris, Alzheimer, Organic Shrapnel