A Study on Dominant Force of Trauma in Social and Political Category: Jamaica Kincaid’s “Lucy”
AUTHORS
Mia Kim,Associate Professor, Jeonju University, Superstar College, Jeonju, South Korea
ABSTRACT
Trauma is the psychological symptom that appears on the people who had suffered from serious oppression of society, political scheme, or fearful disaster of nature. It never easily disappears and isn’t healed by any diligent effort. Once the trauma is formed in someone’s mind, it unexpectedly appears and bothers them in an intermittent and repetitive pattern. This phenomenon aims to turn up frequently on black people or third-world people, especially women. This study focuses on looking into the fundamental ground of trauma mostly dominating this social structure. Herman Judith Lewis insists that an unstable and unequal social scheme causes chaotic factors to surrounded people in the society, and it is directly connected to trauma. The trauma gradually dominates their life and their identity. This paper will examine the dominant force of trauma in the context of social and political norms based on the analysis of Jamaica Kincaid’s novel, Lucy. For that purpose, it will examine the symbolic objects bursting out trauma to the social members. It will analyze the recalled memory of ‘daffodil’ and ‘Lucy Josephine Potter’. Next, this paper will look into what changes the symbol of water and tears can bring to Lucy, who has a trauma grounded on Sigmund Freud’s theory.
KEYWORDS
Trauma, Suppression, Daffodil, Tears, Overcoming
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