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We engage in a critical content analysis of Tracey Deonn’s Legendborn to explore how the author upends the dichotomy
between trauma and joy and showcases the numerous
emotions that lead the protagonist toward healing in the afterlife of trauma.

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Who’s Afraid of the Dark: Myth, Joy, Trauma, and Healing in Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn