The Woes of Slavery: Enslaved Women’s Traumatic Journey in Homegoing

This paper examines the traumatic journey of enslaved women by analysing the oppression and anguish they are subjected to through the lens of trauma theory in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing (2016). The paper argues that the trauma that enslaved women encountered in Gyasi’s Homegoing takes the form of ra...

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Published inInternational Journal of Language and Literary Studies Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 426 - 434
Main Author Apio, Lydia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2025
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ISSN2704-5528
2704-7156
DOI10.36892/ijlls.v7i4.2241

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Summary:This paper examines the traumatic journey of enslaved women by analysing the oppression and anguish they are subjected to through the lens of trauma theory in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing (2016). The paper argues that the trauma that enslaved women encountered in Gyasi’s Homegoing takes the form of rape, dehumanisation and deprivation, which were practices rooted in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
ISSN:2704-5528
2704-7156
DOI:10.36892/ijlls.v7i4.2241