The Cinematography of Death in Woolf's Works to Abjection of Kristeva

This study describes abjection theory on human reaction. Virginia Woolf’s novels, Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves, are described in a theoretical framework. Analysis of these novels in the realm of abjection theory helps control emotions and analyze information related to psychological issues. Abjection theory is a concept in the literature that focuses on psychological realism. Abjection theory portrays humans’ reactions, such as fear, sadness, depression, anxiety, and tension concerns human transformation and addresses how reaction causes horrific changes in individuals. Each of Virginia Woolf’s novels addresses death in a different context. The theory of abjection helps the reader parse the reactions and changes that character’s experience when facing death in these varied contexts.