Hysteria was a phenomenon commonly portrayed in the twentieth century's literature, and for its  importance, it needs to be discussed in the current context. In this research, I argue that  patriarchal, physical, and sexual violation are the causes of a psychological disorder that weakens  females' personality that may lead to hysteria among them. Toni Morrison is a post-modern feminist  contemporary writer, whose work focuses on the problems of slavery and women. In her Paradise, A  mercy, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved, hysteria appears as a female character that symbolizes their  problems and difficulties. This research aims to examine how females are pushed to be hysteric by  family or society, how Toni Morrison depicts it, and how these female characters get rid of  hysteria to help them live as ordinary human beings based on Kristeva's concept of abjection. In  general, females are more reserved to express their feelings openly as males do, and as such, the  form.....

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