'PAST IS IN THE PAST. GOT TO MOVE FORWARD' : THE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMA IN <i>YELLOW WIFE </i>(2021)

This article examines the way trauma is presented in Sadeqa Johnson’s neo-slave narrative Yellow Wife (2021), where she delves into Pheby’s life as she tries to get her freedom from a slave prison in Virginia. Supported by contemporary theories of trauma, the paper demonstrates how modern-day novels of slavery utilize trauma as a link between the experiences of enslaved individuals in antebellum America and the experiences of many African Americans today.