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The concept of decolonization of trauma has intrigued researchers
for years due to its prolonged effect on personal and cultural levels. The
process of intellectual decolonization involves defensive survival
mechanisms, such as cultural rituals using traditional practices, nostalgic
dialogues that idealize memories and recollections, and conversations about
identity to navigate postcolonial trauma displacement. Symbolic
connections evoke strong emotional responses, bridging the gap between
the characters‘ physical dislocation and their imaginary homeland.
Cocooning identity represents a space where a multidimensional self
emerges—one that holds the victim of trauma, the survivor who endures,
and the narrator, who constructs an idealized
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