• Dr. Aarti Singh Thakur

This article examines how Jamaica Kincaid shows the lasting hurt of colonial rule and its impact on forming a personal sense of self in The Autobiography of My Mother. The work tells the story of Xuela, a woman who faces loss and must make sense of a past filled with pain. Her life reflects the heavy mark left by colonial rule in the Caribbean. Kincaid uses the story to speak about how a person can stand against forces that try to shape their self without choice. This article also links the novel with other works by Kincaid and compares her ideas with those of other postcolonial writers such as Jean Rhys, Frantz Fanon, and Edwidge Danticat. The paper shows that Kincaid’s work is important for discussions about how people who have suffered from a history of oppression can form their own identity in the present. It also explains how the style of the novel helps bring old wounds to light and makes a case for a strong response against past abuses.

Jamaica Kincaid; The Autobiography of My Mother; colonial trauma; identity formation; postcolonial resistance; Caribbean literature; mother–daughter; cultural loss

"Colonial Trauma and Identity Formation in Jamaica Kincaid’s The Autobiography of My Mother ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.b533-b538, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511169.pdf

"Colonial Trauma and Identity Formation in Jamaica Kincaid’s The Autobiography of My Mother ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. ppb533-b538, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511169.pdf