Original Family and Self-reshaping——An Analysis of Educated:A Memoir from the Perspective of Trauma Theory
Educated:A Memoir is the first novel of American writer Tara Westover,the novel in the form of memoirs tells that the story of the protagonist,Tara suffered psychological trauma,lost in self under the influence of extreme original family,and got rid of the psychological shackles of bygone days,liberated the mind,achieved self-reshaping in a painful nirvana through self efforts.By integrating the trauma theories of Sigmund Freud and Judith Herman,the paper will provide a thorough explanation of the trauma experienced by the protagonist Tara's original family and her subsequent recovery from the trauma through her efforts to rid herself of her original family,which aims to reveal the importance of the original family to the development of individual growth,and to explore the ways that traumatized individuals actively seek recovery from trauma and realize self-reshaping through self-construction.
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