Blar i forfatter Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning "Engen, Nena Katrin"
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Orphanhood and trauma in Toni Morrison's A Mercy and Beloved
Engen, Nena Katrin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Abstract The current thesis examines the themes trauma and orphanhood and how they are connected in Toni Morrison’s two novels A Mercy (2008) and Beloved (1987), respectively. I will examine how traumatic experiences and the notion of both literal and cultural orphanhood affects the community, and how this has changed from the story in A Mercy being set in the late 17th century and to the story in ...