By discussing the cultural and historical context of the story and through detailed reviewing of the content,the article tries to deeply analyze the theme of Alice Walker's Everyday Use,and it shows that the write...By discussing the cultural and historical context of the story and through detailed reviewing of the content,the article tries to deeply analyze the theme of Alice Walker's Everyday Use,and it shows that the writer wants to tell readers two mistakes in Afro-Americans' cultural identification: escaping from the painful history and blind seeking for African culture.展开更多
Afro- American Women were once a social minority and the weaker gender in American society. Through the endeavor of a group of Afro- American women writers,they have achieved a great success for the cultural identity ...Afro- American Women were once a social minority and the weaker gender in American society. Through the endeavor of a group of Afro- American women writers,they have achieved a great success for the cultural identity by concluding their own social experience into works in recent decades. This paper reviews the cultural identity built by Afro- American black women writers and introduces its historical reasons,works,and historical significance. By doing this,we stand to gain insights into the American women writers and find their great contributions to their cultural identity in American culture.展开更多
Invisible Man is a representative work of black literature in America.In this novel,the writer Ralph Ellison depicts the hero’s growth experience in the white dominated society with his unique narrative techniques.As...Invisible Man is a representative work of black literature in America.In this novel,the writer Ralph Ellison depicts the hero’s growth experience in the white dominated society with his unique narrative techniques.As an individual in a society,the hero in this novel gradually realizes that he is an invisible man in the white dominated society and he doesn’t have the social sta tus which can be recognized by the white at all.To change this situation,the hero in this novel suffers many difficulties and hard ships with an attempt to prove his existence in front of the white and the numerous black fellows and obtain his own identity as a black man which will be recognized by others.This paper tries to explore African American’s pursuit of identity in Invisible Man by interpreting Ellison’s Invisible Man.展开更多
Langston Hughes's central purpose in writing is "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America".By means of textual analysis,this thesis is to discover how the images of rivers in "The Ne...Langston Hughes's central purpose in writing is "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America".By means of textual analysis,this thesis is to discover how the images of rivers in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" construct the black culture,to find Hughes's identity inAmerica.展开更多
Published in 1991, Jen＇s Typical American depicts a first-generation Chinese immigrant family＇s pursuing their American Dream in the Post-War American society. By choosing Chinese American immigrants as her main cha...Published in 1991, Jen＇s Typical American depicts a first-generation Chinese immigrant family＇s pursuing their American Dream in the Post-War American society. By choosing Chinese American immigrants as her main characters and describing their struggling in the American society, Jen expresses her understanding of being Americans. In the novel, as they move from ＂sojourners＂ to American citizens, the Chang family shows different attitude towards Chinese and American cultural values. The dreams they pursue also vary. This thesis, through an analysis of the dreams the Chang family pursue in Typical American, attempts to demonstrate how the Chang family identify with their cultural identities in this process, and how they evolve from ＂sojourners＂ to ＂typical Americans＂.展开更多
The paper traces back women like Celie, Shug, Sofia or Nettie engaged in journeys of self-discovery and development, ones that follow predicted feminist patterns, who try to get free from any dominance, either be it m...The paper traces back women like Celie, Shug, Sofia or Nettie engaged in journeys of self-discovery and development, ones that follow predicted feminist patterns, who try to get free from any dominance, either be it male, social or cultural. The colour purple signifies a metaphysical, social and personal rebirth reflected into different shades by their inner self. The social oppression for black women in their quest for freedom is the main theme of Walker＇s novel The Color Purple, written in the epistolary technique of Samuel Richardson＇s in the XVIllth century English novel. In our attempt to analyse the theme and the female characters of the novel we are also trying to cross a bridge from the slave woman of the past belonging to a completely different culture and race to the contemporary paradigm of the liberated woman. The movement in time encompasses possible similitudes and differences.展开更多
As an African American writer, Toni Morrison is good at portraying diversified characters in her books to show the real life of black people and their cultural identities. Morrison regards The Bluest Eye as a broken m...As an African American writer, Toni Morrison is good at portraying diversified characters in her books to show the real life of black people and their cultural identities. Morrison regards The Bluest Eye as a broken mirror in which black people's true life is presented.展开更多
Song of Solomon is Toni Morrison's masterpiece which describes the effort of black people to find the root of their traditional culture. Morrison shows us different attitudes of black people towards traditional cu...Song of Solomon is Toni Morrison's masterpiece which describes the effort of black people to find the root of their traditional culture. Morrison shows us different attitudes of black people towards traditional culture through different characters and portrays us a picture of the life of black people in that age.展开更多
This article primarily explores the centrality of sound and listening in Toni Morrison’s literary text.Drawing on theories on sound cultural studies,narratology,and cultural identity,this essay analyzes Morrison’s r...This article primarily explores the centrality of sound and listening in Toni Morrison’s literary text.Drawing on theories on sound cultural studies,narratology,and cultural identity,this essay analyzes Morrison’s representation of sound and its significance on characterization,plot,and theme in Song of Solomon.Morrison’s literary sounds-voices of oral storytelling,the sound of music,and the protagonist Milkman Dead’s listening experiences are deeply rooted in African American sound culture.A close analysis of her sound writing in Song of Solomon helps to give the reader a glimpse of the soundscape of African American culture as well as the vital role listening plays in African American survival,endurance,and cultural identification.展开更多
文摘By discussing the cultural and historical context of the story and through detailed reviewing of the content,the article tries to deeply analyze the theme of Alice Walker's Everyday Use,and it shows that the writer wants to tell readers two mistakes in Afro-Americans' cultural identification: escaping from the painful history and blind seeking for African culture.
文摘Afro- American Women were once a social minority and the weaker gender in American society. Through the endeavor of a group of Afro- American women writers,they have achieved a great success for the cultural identity by concluding their own social experience into works in recent decades. This paper reviews the cultural identity built by Afro- American black women writers and introduces its historical reasons,works,and historical significance. By doing this,we stand to gain insights into the American women writers and find their great contributions to their cultural identity in American culture.
文摘Invisible Man is a representative work of black literature in America.In this novel,the writer Ralph Ellison depicts the hero’s growth experience in the white dominated society with his unique narrative techniques.As an individual in a society,the hero in this novel gradually realizes that he is an invisible man in the white dominated society and he doesn’t have the social sta tus which can be recognized by the white at all.To change this situation,the hero in this novel suffers many difficulties and hard ships with an attempt to prove his existence in front of the white and the numerous black fellows and obtain his own identity as a black man which will be recognized by others.This paper tries to explore African American’s pursuit of identity in Invisible Man by interpreting Ellison’s Invisible Man.
文摘Langston Hughes's central purpose in writing is "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America".By means of textual analysis,this thesis is to discover how the images of rivers in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" construct the black culture,to find Hughes's identity inAmerica.
文摘Published in 1991, Jen＇s Typical American depicts a first-generation Chinese immigrant family＇s pursuing their American Dream in the Post-War American society. By choosing Chinese American immigrants as her main characters and describing their struggling in the American society, Jen expresses her understanding of being Americans. In the novel, as they move from ＂sojourners＂ to American citizens, the Chang family shows different attitude towards Chinese and American cultural values. The dreams they pursue also vary. This thesis, through an analysis of the dreams the Chang family pursue in Typical American, attempts to demonstrate how the Chang family identify with their cultural identities in this process, and how they evolve from ＂sojourners＂ to ＂typical Americans＂.
文摘The paper traces back women like Celie, Shug, Sofia or Nettie engaged in journeys of self-discovery and development, ones that follow predicted feminist patterns, who try to get free from any dominance, either be it male, social or cultural. The colour purple signifies a metaphysical, social and personal rebirth reflected into different shades by their inner self. The social oppression for black women in their quest for freedom is the main theme of Walker＇s novel The Color Purple, written in the epistolary technique of Samuel Richardson＇s in the XVIllth century English novel. In our attempt to analyse the theme and the female characters of the novel we are also trying to cross a bridge from the slave woman of the past belonging to a completely different culture and race to the contemporary paradigm of the liberated woman. The movement in time encompasses possible similitudes and differences.
文摘As an African American writer, Toni Morrison is good at portraying diversified characters in her books to show the real life of black people and their cultural identities. Morrison regards The Bluest Eye as a broken mirror in which black people's true life is presented.
文摘Song of Solomon is Toni Morrison's masterpiece which describes the effort of black people to find the root of their traditional culture. Morrison shows us different attitudes of black people towards traditional culture through different characters and portrays us a picture of the life of black people in that age.
文摘This article primarily explores the centrality of sound and listening in Toni Morrison’s literary text.Drawing on theories on sound cultural studies,narratology,and cultural identity,this essay analyzes Morrison’s representation of sound and its significance on characterization,plot,and theme in Song of Solomon.Morrison’s literary sounds-voices of oral storytelling,the sound of music,and the protagonist Milkman Dead’s listening experiences are deeply rooted in African American sound culture.A close analysis of her sound writing in Song of Solomon helps to give the reader a glimpse of the soundscape of African American culture as well as the vital role listening plays in African American survival,endurance,and cultural identification.
