Childhood trauma in Toni Morrison's god help the child (2015)

Abstract

This present research work undertakes an analysis of the representation of childhood trauma in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child by drawing attention to the characters' past experiences of distress and anguish and their weight upon the present. It mainly concentrates on the analysis of the psychology of characters subjected to childhood molestation and abuse, capitalizing their shortcoming in nurturing sound bearings with their environment and the people surrounding them. The work attests to the physical and emotional oppression worked out upon children all around the world and strives to investigate alternative modes of thought and behavior in dealing with children. The research dwells upon Judith Herman theoretical insights into the phenomenon of trauma focusing on the notion of intrusion and borderline personality disorder ensuing from trauma experiences