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It is crucial to grow after trauma which either breaks or makes. People attempt to adapt it as a phase of refining their personality. This article focus on the leading character who confront traumatic event in his life and how it moulds him to be better than before. Though the process of curing is challenging which is pivotal to keep moving in life. The present study builds up on Tedeschi and Calhoun's concept of post traumatic growth. It aligns with resilience and coping which is one of the core principles of his post traumatic growth. The title of the novel Better man is self-explanatory that reflects the growth of the protagonist after disruption of traumatic event in his life. The novel traces the healing and maturation of an individual, journey of getting away from the psychic stagnant. The present study deals with the positive impacts of traumatic event, how the event transform the personality and perception of the people in a productive way. It also illustrate the relevance of caruth's theory which posits the destructive and constructive power of trauma in an individual. It explores the internal landscape of the mind from stagnant to flow. The process of transforming into better version in terms of bounds back to regular life.