Constructing Black Subjectivity

Trauma and recovery are the two ends of process that Toni Morrison’s novels centred around. Characters carry either transgenerational traumas or they experience them in early childhood. Once traumatised, much more likely to receive several layers wounds future. This essay explores different types sources trauma, as well ways recovery, five novels: The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Home, A Mercy God Help Child. It concludes all main characters suffer from being neglected refused children; some were said be ugly and/or used bodies (objects) by their parents. Social acceptance forgiveness identified healing storytelling starts with creation a listener (often another communicational level: trauma victim narrates story reader novel), thereby establishing relationship between community.