THE LANGUAGE OF TRAUMA AND MEMORY IN JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER’S NOVELS

Abstract

This article explores the linguistic representation of trauma and memory in the novels of Jonathan Safran Foer, focusing on Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Everything Is Illuminated, and Here I Am. The study analyzes how fragmented narration, multimodal elements, emotional discourse, and narrative polyphony reflect psychological trauma, historical memory, and identity crisis in contemporary American fiction. Using narratological and stylistic approaches, the research demonstrates that Foer’s prose combines postmodern experimentation with deep emotional realism. The findings reveal that the language of trauma in Foer’s novels is constructed through repetition, silence, disrupted syntax, visual fragmentation, and subjective memory reconstruction