Analysis Of Childhood Trauma In Bloodcurdling By Emily Ma

In Bloodcurdling nursery rhyme, Emily Ma uses the character T to emphasize that childhood trauma can lead a person to become monster. For example, when S first saw T, he was “sitting against a tree”. Although this is a simple action, it reflects that since T is an orphan, he is insecure. So that he likes to rely on other things to be secure. Also, as S communicate with T, he “says without any facial expression” interprets that his childhood experience makes him become a numb person. He was alone since he was little, so he must think the world is ruthless. As a result, he becomes the way he thinks the world is-unsociable and unemotional. Finally, after S ask him why does he kill those man, he responds “Those people who are culpable will be killed