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Volume 14, Numéro 2, Pages 419-441
2025-12-22
Requiem Of An Identity: Redeeming American Memory Of Trauma In Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
Authors : Maafa Sofiane .
Abstract
America has long been considered the land of the free and home of the brave. This stereotypical image rendered America as the first destination of those oppressed overseas. However, back to continental America, local races and cultures have held conflicting views regarding what binds Americans together. In other words, what makes America American? This issue and others have haunted one of the major racial groups that helped shape America, and that is African Americans. Like any other racial group, African Americans have struggled for freedom and self-worth. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970) is considered by many as a great example of the African-American struggle against the systematic inferiority complex, especially against children and women. In the present article, the author will start by highlighting the existing traumas haunting the American memory, especially that of African Americans. Then, the author will illustrate the horrific atrocities practiced against African-American children in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970). Finally, the author will culminate with suggested ways in literature by which African Americans who lost their identity can attain redemption and peace. The methodology applied in the present article is one of close reading.
Keywords
identity ; redemption ; African-American ; freedom ; trauma
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