Sinopsis
While it deals extensively with family support, the core framework of the memoir focuses on how a family manages deep systemic trauma, overcomes the pain of political separation, and maintains psychological endurance through long-term uncertainty. The narrative centers on the devastating emotional reality of a father being taken away in the middle of the night under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) in 1976. The book explores the psychological strength required by the author and her large family to process this structural crisis, anchoring their lives around a single weekly contact window at a police station.
| Nombor Buku | 920.5/5951 |
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| Tempat Terbitan | Kuala Lumpur |
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| Penerbit | Bru Publication Son Bhd |
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| Ukuran Tinggi Buku | 9789672693802 |
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Readers of Malaysian/Southeast Asian history, political science students, biography enthusiasts, and individuals exploring familial resilience through institutional trauma. |
The book explicitly places its narrative during a defining historical era "when the histories and identities of Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia were being written by movers and shakers like Pak Samad". This targets history and political buffs interested in the internal human cost behind national headlines. |
Perkembangan Diri
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Transmuting Pain into Articulation |
True self-development involves processing severe trauma rather than letting it cause emotional stagnation. The author explicitly notes that she "never realised the power of grief and pain, and what they can produce" until she channeled those memories into this book. Writing this text is literal proof of using creative narrative expression to gain closure over a childhood trauma. |
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Maintaining Family Functionality During Crisis |
Growth is demonstrated through the family's structural adaptation. Instead of fracturing under the weight of the ISA detention, the family systematically reoriented their routine around their restricted contact parameters, turning a stark police station meeting into a consistent anchor of unity and normalcy. |
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Internalizing Ethical Values and Resilience |
The book serves as proof of intergenerational character development by outlining how Pak Samad handled imprisonment without losing his principles. The author details the "life values he instilled in his children," proving that his steadfastness in detention taught his children how to remain unbroken, candid, and ethically grounded in their own adult lives. |
