Abstract
In God Help the Child, Morrison narrates a story of trauma with the strategy of magical realism, explaining how African American women survive in American and how they get along with folks, friends and lover in the face of race and patriarchy. Morrison also rests her hope on God Help the Child, where black values and African Americans do not concern their colour. This paper employs a descriptive research approach to study the trauma narrative and Morrison’s hope. We accompany childhood trauma for a lifelong time, and we must resolve to balance life and the traumatic experience. After the eventful years, Morrison has settled her sternness and indignation in her later years, and she turns to a relatively mild tone towards the racial problems. In short, she hopes the African American could forget the former racial trauma and open a new chapter of life.
Highlights
1 God Help the Child is Toni Morrison’s last published novel, which has been caught great attention among the academic circle
that imprinted a significant impact on African American literature
Much attention has been drawn to her narrative strategies
Summary
The meaning of trauma in literary criticism differs from the one in the medical field. Sweetness and Bride are affected by the trauma of slavery, Booker is traumatized by the trauma of his brother’s rape to death, and her painful childhood experiences haunt the white girl Raisin. To some extent, they are heavily impaired by the influences of trauma. Since Booker once witnessed his brother’s death, he must find a way to maintain a sense of trust and a feeling of safety Once he knew Bride framed other, a feeling of being cheating and unsafety poured into his bosom.
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