International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2021, 3(3); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2021.030303.
Zhang Chenxiao1,*
1Chinese Language and Literature, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
Most of Grossman's works focus on the suffering of the Jewish people and their current living conditions. He reveals his thoughts on the construction of Israel's national identity in the description of absurd and cruel traumatic events. In A Horse Walks into a Bar, Grossman shows his personal trauma through Dov Greenstein's talk show performance. Under these wounds, he reveals the collective wounds of Israel nation and reveals the deprivation and attack of individual life freedom by the collective will since the founding of Israel.
David Grossman, The Holocaust, Trauma, Collective will
Zhang Chenxiao. A Study on the Trauma Theme in A Horse Walks into a Bar. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 3: 12-16. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.030303.
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