Max Morden’s Grief In John Banville’s The Sea

Abstract

The objectives of the study are to find out Max Morden’s grief in John Banville’s The Sea,
to analyze the causal factor of Max Morden’s grief and to find out the effect of Max
Morden’s grief on himself and on his mother in John Banville’s The Sea. The theory used
is the theory of grief counseling and grief therapy stated by Worden. The thesis writer used
intrinsic and extrinsic approaches and conducted the qualitative research to analyze the
problems. The results of this study show that Max Mordenn undergoes two grief. They are
Feeling, and Behaviors. The feeling experienced by Max Morden consists of sadness, anger,
guilt and self-reproach, anxiety, loneliness, fatigue, helplessness, shock, and yearning. The
behaviors experienced by Max Morden consist of disturbance, social withdrawal, avoiding
reminders, searching and calling out, and crying. The causal factors of Max Morden’s grief
are memories. Max Morden’s grief bring effects on Max Morden and on her Mother.