Trauma theory in approaching Morrison's home and Faqir's willow trees don't weep

Abstract EN

This is a comparative study between Toni Morrison's (2012) home, an Afro-American writer, and Fadia Faqir's (2014) willow trees don't weep, an Arab-British writer, both of which intend to make the reader aware of the plights and predicaments of the oppressed children left unprotected by their relatives who set out to join valueless wars (Korean, Afghanistan).

indeed, they develop a lifelong trauma, yet they have to learn to mitigate these psychological wounds.

the research question is about how trauma is depicted and portrayed in both novels.

through the application of a descriptive and analytical analysis with trauma theory, light is shed on some common social, political, and psychological implicit and explicit themes.

the study findings would show that Morrison and Faqir depict the profound impact of wars on the suffering of their characters where we conclude that leaving children unprotected neither by brotherly nor fatherly shields at an early age is indifferent to their race and nationality.

the implications of their narratives would be relevant to any discussion that purports to limit countries engagement in most wars worldwide.