Literary Interpretation of Traumatic Experience of war in Karen Malpede's Prophecy.

Abstract

Prophecy depicts the traumatic experience of Jeremy, an American soldier served in Iraq. This paper proves very important points. The first one is that trauma is best registered in drama because drama involves acting and it is through performance that witnessing is achieved. The second one is that the play shows that not only those who participate in war may be traumatized but also those who may be far away from the battlefield. The third one is that literature in general and drama in particular achieve justice when law fails to do so.