The tittle of this study is Miles’s Trauma in Colleen Hoover’s
Ugly Love. The objective of this research is to examine the trauma
suffer by Miles Archer as the main character. It use qualitative method
and the research design is use psychological approach as a literary
approach. The study aims to explore and find the cause of the trauma,
and their effects on the character, and how the character solve the
trauma. The results shows that the cause of his trauma is relate to the
abandonment by his first love Rachel due to the car crash that result the
death of their newborn baby. He is not just devastated by Rachel’s
departure, but also the death of his son which make him lose both of the
person he loves the most. After Rachel leave him, he promise himself
not to fall in love with anyone again. The effects of his trauma also
reveal that he faces difficulty and problem with relationship. The way
Miles solve his trauma is by facing and accepting his fear, and learning
how to manage his feelings in order to heal
