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Who has Stolen Their Childhood?—A Comparative Study Between The Book Thief and Grave of the Fireflies from the Perspective of Trauma Narratives

2020; Academy Publication; Volume: 10; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17507/tpls.1007.09

2053-0692

Manli Peng, Hua Yan,

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Literature from the perspective of perpetrators receives less attention due to history and ethical problems, but it is our duty to view history as a whole. By comparing and analyzing The Book Thief and Grave of the Fireflies, this study claims that war and blind patriotism have stolen the childhood from the war-stricken children and that love, care, company and chances to speak out the pain can be the treatments. In the study, traumatic narratives, traumatic elements and treatments in both books are discussed comparatively and respectively.