Coping with Grief in Kathleen Glasgow’s Novel How to Make Friends with the Dark (2019)

The purpose of this analysis is to expose the issue of coping with
grief in novel How to Make Friends with the Dark (2019). It
explores the issue of coping with grief which is experienced by
the main character while she is experiencing grief. This analysis
is text-based interpretation based on the concept of coping
mechanism theory proposed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984). It
is also aimed to reveal how the main character copes with the
grief. This analysis uses fictional devices such as character, plot,
and setting that contribute in revealing the issue. The result of
this analysis shows that the main character copes with her grief
through two ways, problem-focused coping by seeking for social
support and emotion-focused coping by distancing self from
stress
triggers,
responsibility.