ПРОБЛЕМАТИКА МАЈЧИНСТВА У РОМАНУ „ВОЉЕНА“ ТОНИ МОРИСОН
THE PROBLEMATICS OF MOTHERHOOD IN "BELOVED" BY TONI MORRISON
Author(s): Jelena M. AbulaSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Gender Studies, Studies of Literature, Social history, Social differentiation, Social Theory, Family and social welfare, Rural and urban sociology, Victimology, Sociology of Culture, Radical sociology , Ethnic Minorities Studies, Social Norms / Social Control, Theory of Literature, American Literature
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: motherhood;black feminism;gender;race;suppressed female voices of African-American mothers;slavery
Summary/Abstract: This paper will examine the concept of motherhood in the light of black feminism in Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved. Morrison, one of the most prominent writers of the 20th century, is trying to present the development of the African- American community and the institution of motherhood in a society characterized by meaningless divisions between race, class and gender. Slavery problematizes the concept of motherhood which represents a connection of conflicting views shaped by different attitudes towards race, gender and class. Therefore, Morrison uses the suppressed voices of African-American mothers to address the problematic concept of motherhood in slavery. The paper explores the complexity of slavery and its influence on motherhood, the powerful ideology through which the Afro-American tradition is transferred, and it also outlines motherhood as a dominant motif that connects the female characters in Beloved.
Journal: Липар - часопис за књижевност, језик, уметност и културу
- Issue Year: XXII/2021
- Issue No: 74
- Page Range: 187-201
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Serbian