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Journal Article
“Things” and Recovery From Trauma in Joukhader’s A Map of Salt and Stars
2022
Overview
The present article explores the impact of “Things” on the healing journeys of the characters in Syrian American author Jennifer Zeynab Joukhader’s novel A Map of Salt and Stars (2018). It highlights the role of certain “Things” in Nour’s family’s healing process from the traumatic experiences of the Syrian war. The article also sheds light on the war’s reshaping of the objects and the individuals’ relationship with them. The objects that this article investigates are as varied as mundane utensils (a shattered plate), cherished souvenirs (Zahra’s bracelet), and even magical objects (Nour’s stone). Particularly, the article examines the establishment of the close association between the characters and these objects and the impact of this association on the family’s journey towards safety and recovery. For this reason, the present study is situated within the theoretical frameworks of the “Thing” theory and psychological trauma. This article argues that the close association that the characters establish with certain “Things” accompanies them during their grief and traumatic experiences, and subsequently initiates and facilitates their recovery.
Publisher
Academy Publication Co., LTD,Academy Publication Co., Ltd
Subject
/ Criticism and interpretation
/ Diaspora
/ Grief
/ Healing
/ Memory
/ Novels
/ Post traumatic stress disorder
/ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
/ Recovery
/ Salt
/ Trauma
/ War
/ Works
