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Silence, Gender Roles, and Trauma in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman 

  In literature, silence often functions as more than just the absence of speech; it serves as a powerful tool for communication, repression, and the reinforcement of societal norms. In The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat and Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka, silence takes on profound significance. Both texts explore the waysContinue reading “Silence, Gender Roles, and Trauma in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman “