MEMORY, RACE, AND HEALING IN TONI MORRISON’S BELOVED
Keywords:
memory, race, trauma, healing, collective memory, Toni Morrison, Beloved.Abstract
This article examines the interconnection between memory, race, and healing through the example of Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved. The study analyzes how the legacy of slavery is manifested through personal and collective memory, explores the bodily and psychological forms of trauma, and highlights healing as a communal rather than an individual process. Through Morrison’s narrative strategies, the article reveals issues of historical justice, ethical responsibility, and survival.
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