How is intergenerational trauma and its effects portrayed in Ocean Vuong's novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous?

How does it show itself differently in different communities?

What are the symptoms of intergenerational trauma?

How is intergenerational trauma diagnosed?

Is there any stigma regarding intergenerational trauma?

Parent's birth year or generation

Single mothers

Refugees

Culture

Immigrants

Analysis of the book

Historical Context

US soldiers in the Vietnamese war

generations of little dog's family, and the differences and similarities in trauma

Little dog

Rose (mother)

Lan (grandmother)

How did intergenerational trauma affect Little Dog's sense of identity and belonging?

How did Little Dog heal his trauma?

Why did the author choose to write an epistolary novel?

Is the author basing the characters on his life?

The limitations of language between Little Dog and his Family

Thesis Statement: Through the use of poetic language, an epistolary structure, and literary devices, Ocean Vuong's novel, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," portrays the effects of intergenerational trauma on the lives of Vietnamese immigrants in America.