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    An analysis of scared to death by Wendy Cousri Staub from the eyes of trauma theory
    (UMT, Lahore, 2021) Hina Yousaf
    The thesis aims to analyze the book Scared to death, written by Wendy Coursi Staub. The purpose of this thesis is to describe the representation of post-traumatic stress disorder in Staub's novel Scared to death by which the main characters of the novel get rehabilitated. The study focuses to find elements of post-traumatic stress disorder the novel’s characters, such as intrusive, avoidance, and arousal symptoms, as experienced differently by two major characters. The story of the novel works with two perfect strangers whose once perfect lives had been horribly destroyed by a long-lost kid, a frail strand of unexpected maternal hope, and mutual sadness. Those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, experience symptoms and treatments in various ways. In examining post-traumatic stress disorder and the methods for healing it, a descriptive qualitative research methodology and a cognitive perspective is utilized. The objective of this study is to help people understand the side-effetcts of trauma. Trauma can have a harmful consequence if it causes intrusive, emotional distance, or arousal symptoms after being exposed to it which results in post-traumatic stress disorder. However, before the problem becomes chronic, it must be treated. This thesis can contribute to education as a literary analysis, particularly for English and Literature Department students.