Trauma and Forgiveness

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Exploring the complexities of trauma, the book emphasizes that those affected can articulate their experiences, challenging common literary theories. Through various narratives, including Holocaust testimonies, it highlights that representation alone does not facilitate healing. Drawing from British Object Relations psychoanalysis, the author posits that forgiveness often distracts from the necessary mourning of irreplaceable losses. Ultimately, the work presents forgiveness as a classical virtue, culminating in a detailed examination of Jean Améry's stance on forgiveness and its implications.