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https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5-pp185-190Keywords
Tana French , In the Woods , loneliness , trauma , symbol , psychological realism , forest imageAbstract
This article analyzes the artistic expression of the motif of loneliness in the novel In the Woods (2007) by contemporary Irish writer Tana French. The study explores loneliness arising from trauma, rupture between past and present, loss of trust, and the process of self-awareness. It interprets loneliness not merely as a psychological experience but as a philosophical one. The paper examines elements of psychological realism, the symbolic system, and the stylistic and linguistic techniques that reveal Tana French’s mastery in depicting the “inner forest” of the human soul.
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