The Transference of War-induced Trauma and the Collective Memory of Trauma in Another World

Pat Barker, one of the most important contemporary British novelists, has been dedicating herself to the depiction of various kinds of trauma throughout her oeuvre. In her novel Another World, she explores how war-induced trauma is transferred from the older generation Geordie to the younger generation Nick. Through Barker's narration of the transference of war induced trauma from one generation to the next, it can be seen that WWI has brought great sufferings to the British people who have been involved with the Great War and personal trauma engendered by it could lead to communal or collective memory of trauma of the whole nation.