Roz Salahuddin Ahmed؛ Sherzad Shafi Babo
پوخته
Trauma can be experienced in life due to many adverse situations that encounter the modern man. Due to the prevalence of trauma in the lives of individuals and communities, Trauma ...
زیاتر بخوێنەوە
Trauma can be experienced in life due to many adverse situations that encounter the modern man. Due to the prevalence of trauma in the lives of individuals and communities, Trauma as a theory and discipline was conceptualized in the 1990s. Traumatic incidents can be recognized in Toni Morrison’s novel God Help the Child which include many types of traumas such as racial trauma including colorism and parental trauma. Characters in the novel are affected by traumas that cause unfavorable consequences. The protagonist Lula Ann, despite going through the harmful effects of trauma, she creates a new identity which is devoid of racist views. This paper aims to present the traumatic situations experienced especially by the protagonist in the novel, its implications and the transformation that the protagonist reaches.