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Trauma Narratives in Hiroshima Mon Amour

Wenxi Guo

Abstract


This paper is based on the film Hiroshima Mon Amour,analyzing it through Vickroy’s trauma narratives.It aims to give
an analysis of its plot,characterization,and narrative discourse in relation to the fragmentation,dissociation of the character’s
identity,the capacity to produce symbols,and the composition of trauma incarnate.

Keywords


Film analysis;Hiroshima Mon Amour;Trauma narratives;Narrative Discourse

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/l-e.v9i4.1698

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