Confinement on a Psychological Level Introduction:
In "Room" by Emma Donoghue, Ma and Jack are affected greatly by their confinement on a psychological level, Jack more so than Ma. Jack has lived his entire life in confinement, he has no sense of the real world, and he has been psychologically damaged because of it. Ma previous to her capture was a innocent teen of 17 years, she has isolated from the world, and she will never be the same. Although Jack and Ma 's confinement has psychological effects on both of them, it is my opinion that Jack has been effected on a higher level than Ma. In conclusion, confinement has a great impact on the characters in this novel on a psychological level. Body #1: Jack has lived his entire life in …show more content…
Although, the book doesn 't go into much detail on this matter, due to it being narrated in the voice of Jack. This can make a person become delusional, and even turn on themselves. Psychologically speaking, the solitary confinement she endures has an overall negative effect on her. This can be seen in the novel when Jack is talking about when Ma is "gone". This is when Ma gets into a state of depression and lays in bed all day, and can 't get out. As we can see this is a direct example of how solitary confinement has impacted Ma on a psychological …show more content…
When Ma is in room all she wants is to get out, understandably, but when she get 's out things don 't go according to plan. Ma is living under the delusion that if she leaves "room" all her troubles will go away, and she can in a sense live happily ever after. When Ma get 's out of "room" she finds it even harder to cope with what she has gone through, mostly because she no longer has to be the strong one and protect Jack from what happened in "room". She feels so much anger and pain, it becomes apparent to the reader that she may never get over the traumatic events that occurred over all those years in "room". Ma attempts to commit suicide after this. This is where we see how much "room" really had an impact on her psychologically – she feels
In "Room" by Emma Donoghue, Ma and Jack are affected greatly by their confinement on a psychological level, Jack more so than Ma. Jack has lived his entire life in confinement, he has no sense of the real world, and he has been psychologically damaged because of it. Ma previous to her capture was a innocent teen of 17 years, she has isolated from the world, and she will never be the same. Although Jack and Ma 's confinement has psychological effects on both of them, it is my opinion that Jack has been effected on a higher level than Ma. In conclusion, confinement has a great impact on the characters in this novel on a psychological level. Body #1: Jack has lived his entire life in …show more content…
Although, the book doesn 't go into much detail on this matter, due to it being narrated in the voice of Jack. This can make a person become delusional, and even turn on themselves. Psychologically speaking, the solitary confinement she endures has an overall negative effect on her. This can be seen in the novel when Jack is talking about when Ma is "gone". This is when Ma gets into a state of depression and lays in bed all day, and can 't get out. As we can see this is a direct example of how solitary confinement has impacted Ma on a psychological …show more content…
When Ma is in room all she wants is to get out, understandably, but when she get 's out things don 't go according to plan. Ma is living under the delusion that if she leaves "room" all her troubles will go away, and she can in a sense live happily ever after. When Ma get 's out of "room" she finds it even harder to cope with what she has gone through, mostly because she no longer has to be the strong one and protect Jack from what happened in "room". She feels so much anger and pain, it becomes apparent to the reader that she may never get over the traumatic events that occurred over all those years in "room". Ma attempts to commit suicide after this. This is where we see how much "room" really had an impact on her psychologically – she feels