Memory as Wound and Symbol: The Formation of Identity in Beloved by Toni Morrison

The novel Beloved (1987) is one of the most significant works of late twentieth-century American literature. In it, Toni Morrison creates a complex narrative fabric in which symbolism, memory, and trauma intertwine to shape a distinctive model of personal and collective identity. The story of Sethe, a former enslaved woman […]

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Dreams and Reality: The Psychology of Altered States in Literature

Literature has always been a sensitive barometer of human consciousness. Writers—sometimes intuitively, sometimes deliberately—have used dreams, trance states, hallucinations, and other altered modes of perception to explore the edges of human experience. These episodes serve not merely as decorative devices but as tools for probing what happens to the self […]

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