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MALADY OF THE MIND MAPPING DIMENSIONS OF MENTAL DISORDER THROUGH NARRATOLOGICAL LENS IN JONATHAN ROSENS THE BEST MINDS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).06      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).06      Published : Sep 2024

Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds

Abstract

    This paper proffers mapping Mental Disorders by employing a narratological lens in Jonathan Rosen's The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions focusing on the volatility of emotions, malady of mental disorder through the spectrum of narratology and positing conundrum to the mind. It emphasizes how the mechanism of storytelling mirrors the intricacies of mental disorders in myriad ways. The study involves interdisciplinary techniques combining the psychological theories of Marsha Linehan and Otto Kernberg with relation to literary analysis embodying narratological elements. A narratology is an imperative tool in Literature for shaping psychological representations. It analyzes how the mental disorder is intertwined into the narrative depicting the thematic undertones, structure of plot development, and shaping the identities of the characters. The research encompasses a broader discourse to bridge the gap between the psychological underpinnings of mental disorders and their literary insights.

    (1) Nida Amjad Chuhan
    MPhil, English Literature, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, GIFT (Gujranwala Institute of Future Technologies) University, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sidra Nasir Qureshi
    Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, University of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdul Bari Khan
    Faculty of Education, Language and Communication, University Malaysia Sarawak.
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APA

    APA : Chuhan, N. A., Qureshi, S. N., & Khan, A. B. (2024). Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds. Global Social Sciences Review, IX(III), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).06

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Chuhan, Nida Amjad, Sidra Nasir Qureshi, and Abdul Bari Khan. 2024. "Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds." Global Social Sciences Review, IX (III): 50-62 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).06

HARVARD

    HARVARD : CHUHAN, N. A., QURESHI, S. N. & KHAN, A. B. 2024. Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds. Global Social Sciences Review, IX, 50-62.

MHRA

    MHRA : Chuhan, Nida Amjad, Sidra Nasir Qureshi, and Abdul Bari Khan. 2024. "Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds." Global Social Sciences Review, IX: 50-62

MLA

    MLA : Chuhan, Nida Amjad, Sidra Nasir Qureshi, and Abdul Bari Khan. "Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds." Global Social Sciences Review, IX.III (2024): 50-62 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Chuhan, Nida Amjad, Qureshi, Sidra Nasir, and Khan, Abdul Bari (2024), "Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds", Global Social Sciences Review, IX (III), 50-62

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Chuhan, Nida Amjad, Sidra Nasir Qureshi, and Abdul Bari Khan. "Malady of the Mind: Mapping Dimensions of Mental Disorder through Narratological Lens in Jonathan Rosen’s The Best Minds." Global Social Sciences Review IX, no. III (2024): 50-62. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).06