Trauma and possibles pathways to healing in The bluest eye: Pecola's story and Claudia's narration
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-1124.i27p139-162Palabras clave:
American Literature, African American Literature, Trauma, Toni Morrison, The Bluest EyeResumen
The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola, a black little girl who undergoes different forms of discrimination and abuse because of the color of her skin. As result of all the pain and suffering—including an incestuous rape—which she is subjected to, the girl loses her sanity. Therefore, one of the objectives of this article is to analyze how trauma is portrayed in the novel, considering the many micro-aggressions which Pecola is exposed to and which result in insidious
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