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Abstract
Trauma plays a major role in the formation of an individuals self A devalued self often emerges from having a marginal status in the society, where traumas from racism, poverty, violence and exploitation are more likely to occur. The most difficult aspect of traumatic situations for victims is feeling that one is powerless to change his or her situation. Traumatic experience raises many uncomfortable issues for the individuals and the society. It forces us to face difficult human issues like vulnerability, capacity for evil, bearing witness to horrible events and taking sides with the victims or perpetrators. Although trauma damages the individual psyche, collective trauma has further destructive consequences in that it breaks the attachments of social life, degrades the sense of community and support from that community and dominates the mood and interactions of the group. Traumatic experience can inspire not only a loss of self confidence, but also a loss of confidence in the society and cultural structures that are supposed to create order and safety. Trauma Literature puts forth a number of thought-provoking questions before the readers as well as the writers. It ranges from the ethical function of literature to reconsidering our cultural assumptions about identity, relationality, and intentionality, to what contingencies determine how or if the individuals survive the devastations of trauma. Hosseinis The Kite Runner published in the year 2003, introduces the readers to the country of Afghanistan, looks at the universal theme of transgression and forgiveness, of homeland and exile. This novel serve as a medium for the hapless millions of Afghans to voice the trauma of their existence.
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Copyright © 2025 Dr. Mousumi Chakraborty. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
