Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Silenced, Scarred &amp; Shattered: Unmasking the Wounds of Child Sexual Abuse in Select American Memoirs Subject The topic of the resource Child Sexual Abuse; Impacts; Memoirs; Recovery; Shame; Trauma; Victim Blaming; writing Description An account of the resource The research brings to light the marginalized voices of three American women who have written about their sexual abuse in their respective memoirs Roxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of my Body (2017), Nikki Dubose, Washed Away: From Darkness to Light (2016) and Neesha Arter Controlled: The worst Night of my Life and its Aftermath (2015). Using these memoirs as primary data and using thematic analysis the study identified three themes which were further classified into different subthemes. Firstly, the research discovered the challenges faced by the survivors in expressing and communicating about sexual abuse due to fear and shame, the survivors do not come forward because of threats, because of rape stereotypes that permeate the society and the fear of what parents and others might think. Secondly, the research explores the various impact of trauma that is caused by sexual abuse which include shame, guilt and self blame, unworthy self, uncontrollable rage, disruption of safety and trust, isolating themselves from everyone, hostility towards body, destructive behaviours which include eating disorder from Anorexia Nervosa to Binge eating disorder, it also includes self harm and substance abuse. Thirdly, the research focuses on the recovery aspect on how the survivors learn to live with the wounds caused by sexual abuse. It focuses on how the survivors came in terms with the abuse, the conflicting feelings of forgiveness and revenge and how they sought redemption through writing their journey. 2025 Sciedu Press. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hephzibah Preethika F.; Sharon J. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived World Journal of English Language, Vol-15, No. 1, pp. 160-171. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Sciedu Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v15n1p160" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v15n1p160</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85212037373&amp;doi=10.5430%2Fwjel.v15n1p160&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=05b79ad1607831ee80196e32ce046729" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85212037373&amp;doi=10.5430%2fwjel.v15n1p160&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=05b79ad1607831ee80196e32ce046729</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 19250703 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hephzibah Preethika F., Christ (Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India; Sharon J., Christ (Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India