USING COLOR TO EXPLORE TRAUMA AND HISTORY IN AMERICAN LITERATURE

Аннотация

Color plays a profound role in American literature, serving as a symbolic tool to explore complex themes such as trauma, memory, and cultural inheritance. In works like The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, color is not merely a descriptive element, but a means of conveying psychological, historical, and emotional experiences. This paper explores how color functions as a narrative device to represent the weight of history, the legacy of trauma, and the process of cultural reclamation. Through a detailed analysis of the use of color in these texts, we will examine how it influences character development, shapes narrative structure, and reflects broader social and historical realities.