GRIEF IN PHILIP RIDLEY'S VINCENT RIVER

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dc.authorid0000- 0002- 8483-7777
dc.contributor.authorMustafa, Esma
dc.contributor.authorid392828
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-22T08:31:56Z
dc.date.available2026-05-22T08:31:56Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.departmentRektörlüğe Bağlı Birimler, Yabancı Diller Bölümü
dc.descriptionUlusal
dc.description.abstractPhilip Ridley’s Vincent River centers on a personal tragedy while deeply exploring the emotional and social impacts of loss. The play begins with the murder of a young man in a homophobic attack and focuses on his mother Anita’s process of coping with the devastating loss. Ridley uncovers the psychological depth and internal conflicts of his characters while sharply critiquing important issues such as homophobia, discrimination, prejudice, and societal silence. Anita’s initial feelings of denial, anger, and guilt gradually give way to confrontation, understanding, and acceptance. Her unexpected relationship with Davey represents not only personal healing but also a social awakening. Through this powerful connection, Ridley shows how two strangers can form a bond and undergo transformation through shared grief. This study analyzes Anita’s inner journey in Vincent River through a psychoanalytic lens, drawing on Sigmund Freud’s theory of mourning alongside Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s stages of grief. It explores how Ridley intertwines personal grief with broader societal issues, showing how trauma destabilizes identity while opening space for transformation. The play transforms individual mourning into a vehicle for social critique, presenting theatre as a space for confrontation, empathy, and responsibility. By linking personal loss with collective injustice, Ridley urges audiences to reflect on the emotional cost of silence and the urgent need for recognition, healing, and social change.
dc.identifier.citationMustafa, E. (2026). GRIEF IN PHILIP RIDLEY’S VINCENT RIVER. Çukurova University Social Sciences Institute Journal, 35, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1653643
dc.identifier.doi10.35379/cusosbil.1653643
dc.identifier.eissn1304-8899
dc.identifier.endpage11
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mudanya.edu.tr/handle/20.500.14362/418
dc.identifier.volume35
dc.institutionauthorMustafa, Esma
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherÇukurova University
dc.relation.journalÇukurova University Social Sciences Institute Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale- Ulusal-Hakemli Dergi- Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectgrief
dc.subjectloss
dc.subjecttragedy
dc.titleGRIEF IN PHILIP RIDLEY'S VINCENT RIVER
dc.title.alternativePHILIP RIDLEY’NİN VINCENT RIVER ESERİNDE YAS
dc.typeMakale
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