Volume V Special Issue III August 2025

Name of Author : Asmitha M. D and Dr. Susan Roy

Title of the paper : Fostered Future: Displacement and the Fractured Self in Linda LeGarde Grovers In The Night of Memory A Novel

Abstract: The research paper titled Fostered Future Displacement and the Fractured Self in Linda LeGarde Grovers In The Night of Memory A Novel explores how displacement and distressing environment affect the childs development. The central character is assessed using the compelling framework of Urie Bronfenbrenner. The trauma, the subject hold is embodied and this connects the framework with the affective consequences of displacement. The novel follows Azure and Rain, two Ojibwe sisters placed in foster care, as they navigate a series of emotionally disjointed settings shaped by family absence, bureaucratic systems, and uncertain belonging. Rainys experiences are analysed through the multiple layers of Bronfenbrenners model from immediate interactions within foster homes to broader societal structures like child welfare agencies and economic conditions. Yet, through fragments of memory, affective attachment to one another, and quiet refusals, such as withholding speech, reclaiming emotional agency, or forging new relational ties, they enact forms of embodied resistance.

Keywords : Systems, Displacement, Trauma, Memory, Emotional Anchor.

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Page Number : 1-5