Abstract
The literary works can be seen as a site for representing
traumatic experiences and their consequences on individuals.
The present study attempts to explore the traumatized
consciousness of a ten years old girl, Sylvia in Brown’s Drinking
From a Bitter Cup (2014). For the textual analysis of the novel, the
major theoretical insights have been taken from Salmona (2013)
& Vickroy (2014) concepts of trauma. The findings of the study
indicate that individuals from lower strata of society are easy
prey to the victimization. Among such lower social strata, the
women and children are easily exploited. Sylvia, the protagonist
of the novel, is the incarnation of such social inequality and
traumatization. She underwent situational trauma due to her
mother’s mental disorder and suicide afterwards. The demise of
her father and the sexual advances of her step mother’s brother
Uncle Charles made her extremely distressed and anguished
one. However, by the end of the novel, she recuperated from all
these sufferings and decided to live with her baby. Thus, the
study helps to explore the concept of trauma and its healing
procedure by placing it in a larger context and cultural milieu
Sara Shahbaz, Abdul Rashid, Dr. Sarwat Jabeen. (2020) Moving Towards Resilience: An Exploration of the Protagonist’s Traumatic Experiences in ‘Brown’s Drinking From A Bitter Cup, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Volume 4, Issue 2.
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