Challenging Trauma’s Invisibility: Constructing Voice in AlAmmar’s Silence is a Sense

Traumatic experiences often leave one suppressed and spiritually weak due to marginalization voicelessness. This article aims show how the protagonist in Silence is a Sense manipulates disadvantages following associated with trauma create her own voice. Layla AlAmmar employs theme of elaborate on refugees’ need concede their power speech, acknowledging past, present future existence. Through textual analysis, researcher examines voicelessness as political, social cultural challenge subjugation. Recording memories, Rana establishes resisting voice becomes known The Voiceless. Interestingly, readers only know name at very end, an indication that Rana’s story no different than any other refugee name. Eventually, succeeds using motif muteness order expose disastrous result war especially after Arab Spring.