Trauma and Violence in Saadat Hasan Manto’s Stories Open It and Toba Tek Singh
Keywords:
Partition, trauma, identity, psychological, devastationAbstract
Saadat Hasan particularly in the aftermath of India's 1947 Partition, Manto's short stories serve as unwavering testaments to human suffering. By analysing trauma and violence in two of Manto's foundational works, Open It and Toba Tek Singh, this work investigates the moral, social, and psychological effects of Partition. Manto depicts the agony of everyday lives destroyed by the catastrophic upheaval with rich characterisation, potent imagery, and unwavering reality. His stories exposed both personal suffering and group confusion, exposing the deep wounds caused by social conflict. In the end, this study shows how Manto's writings highlight the lasting effects of violence and the human cost of political upheaval, establishing his body of work as a crucial lens for comprehending trauma in South Asian literature.
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