Şiddetin Meyvesi: Ocean Vuong'un On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous'da Alt Sınıf Mülteci ve Zorlamaların Kesişimi
Anahtar Kelimeler:
Vietnam Savaşı- Ocean Vuong- Vietnamlı Amerikalı- Travma- MadunÖz
Bu makale, Ocean Vuong’un yarı-otobiyografik On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous romanını, Amerika’daki ırk, toplumsal cinsiyet, sınıf ve cinsellik baskılarının Vietnamlı sığınmacılar ve göçmenlerin yaşamlarındaki yansımalarına odaklanarak inceler. Vietnamlı hayatların çoğu duygusal travmaların ya da kolektif keder duygusunun nesiller arasında aktarımıyla şekillenmiş ve bu durum ebeveynlerin çocuklarıyla sağlıklı bir ilişki kurmalarını engellemiştir. Queer kimliğiyle bilinen ikinci nesil Vietnamlı Amerikalı yazar Vuong, savaşın travmatik etkilerinden kurtulamamış annesinin hem fiziksel hem de duygusal şiddetine maruz kaldığı bir evde büyümüştür. Mektup formunda yazılan On Earth, Vuong’un ailesinin çok katmanlı kaygıları ve güvensizliklerini ele alarak Vietnam Savaşı’nın aile bireylerinin Amerika’daki hayatını hala etkilediğini gösterir. Vuong’un “bir iletişim kanalı” olarak kaleme aldığı romanı, ailesindeki kadınları madun konumundan kurtarmak için önemli bir adımdır. Bir öteki olarak, annesi ve anneannesini mağdur eden güçlerin boyunduruğunu reddeden Vuong, kırgınlıkların nihayetinde yararlı deneyimlere dönüşebileceğini ve öfkenin uzlaşma ya da iyileşme aracı olabileceğini kanıtlar.
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