An Analysis of African-American Women's Trauma: A Case Study on Sula

The term 'trauma' was originally used only to describe physical trauma, later human sufferings at the mental and psychological levels for medical, psychological, literary other studies. Toni Morrison as an African-American writer focused on blood tears history of African Americans. Her beloved book Sula described a story who grew up in "bottom" community, being attacked by racial gender discrimination, but still bravely pursued herself. Based trauma theory, this paper takes series female characters research objects, explores three kinds that women suffer gap between white mainstream culture patriarchal society, namely, loss subjectivity, sexual discrimination assimilation caused culture, alternation generational trauma. This study hopes enrich women's helps heal pursue freedom equality.