Psychology of Belonging and Traumatised Soldiers in In-Yer-Face Theatre: Anthony Neilson’s Penetrator and Sarah Kane’s Blasted

The psychological concept of belonging (or belongingness) is a strong motive found in human nature. When not satisfied or lost, it causes highly problematic behaviors and relationships, leading sufferers to try satisfy their need belong. This article studies how belongingness finds reflections the isolated traumatized soldier characters two significant plays, namely Penetrator (1993) by Anthony Neilson Blasted (1995) Sarah Kane, 1990s British drama, known also as In-Yer-Face theatre. In order achieve this, this analyzes – Tadge from Soldier these plays means theories related on such those put forth Roy Baumeister, Mark Leary, Abraham Maslow, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan. study expands analyses juxtaposing sense with several other concepts recognition, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), transference.