EVALUATING THE INTERSECTION OF TRAUMA AND LIBERATION THROUGH A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE IN TONI MORRISON'S NOVELS

Abstract

This research study looks at the complicated connection between pain and liberation in Toni Morrison's books, with a particular accentuation on The Bluest Eye, Sula, Beloved, Tar Baby, God Help the Child, and Song of Solomon. Utilizing a psychological and feminist viewpoint, this paper examines how Morrison portrays the critical impact of cultural shame on her characters, specifically people of color, and their battles for self-identity and liberation. Morrison's storylines often spin around individuals facing the psychological results of bigotry, sexism, and other persecution. This results in the assimilation of trauma, which profoundly impacts their self-regard and identity. This study investigates how Morrison's characters arrange their trauma by focusing on the psychological scars they have gained. It researches how these characters look for liberation through self-discovery, local areas, and insubordination with cultural norms. This paper examines how Morrison's feminist perspective enlightens the interconnectedness of race, orientation, and class, exhibiting how these components assume a part in both the experience of trauma and the most common way of accomplishing liberation. Morrison's assessment of trauma envelops the portrayal of misery as well as a convincing record of the mettle and the quest for liberation. Her books provide a profound examination of the psychological and financial troubles experienced by persecuted individuals, making her work a fundamental asset in grasping the unpredictable exchange between trauma and liberation. The goal of this research is to improve the general conversation between trauma studies and feminist writing by underscoring Morrison's unmistakable way of dealing with these subjects in her assortment of works.