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Establishing the Bondmother: Examining the Categorization of Maternal Figures in Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Paradise
Title
Establishing the Bondmother: Examining the Categorization of Maternal Figures in Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Paradise.
Creator
Tisdale, Ashely, Hagood, Taylor, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
Literary scholars have been examining and recreating the experiences of “bonded” female characters within Toni Morrison’s novels for decades. However, the distinct experiences of these enslaved women, that are also mothers have not been astutely examined by scholars and deserves more attention. My thesis fleshes out the characterization of several of Morrison’s bonded-mothers and identifies them as a part of a developing controlling image and theory, called the bondmother. Situating these...
Show moreLiterary scholars have been examining and recreating the experiences of “bonded” female characters within Toni Morrison’s novels for decades. However, the distinct experiences of these enslaved women, that are also mothers have not been astutely examined by scholars and deserves more attention. My thesis fleshes out the characterization of several of Morrison’s bonded-mothers and identifies them as a part of a developing controlling image and theory, called the bondmother. Situating these characters within this category allows readers to trace their journeys towards freedom and personal redemption. This character tracing will occur by examining the following Toni Morrison novels: Beloved (1987) and Paradise (1997). In order to fully examine the experiences of these characters it will be necessary for me to expand the definition of bondage and mother.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004696, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004696
Subject Headings
African American families in literature, African American women in literature, Morrison, Toni -- Beloved -- Criticism and interpretation, Morrison, Toni -- Characters -- Mothers, Morrison, Toni -- Paradise -- Criticism and interpretation, Morrison, Toni -- Political and social views, Motherhood in literature, Slavery in literature
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Document (PDF)
Speech of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, at the great ratification meeting in Union Square, New York, September 17, 1864
Title
Speech of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, at the great ratification meeting in Union Square, New York, September 17, 1864.
Creator
Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles) 1809-1894, Democratic Party (U.S.) Central Executive Campaign Committee
Abstract/Description
Series: Campaign document (Democratic Party (U.S.)) ; no. 9. Alternate title: Speech of Honorable Robert C. Winthrop, at the great ratification meeting in Union Square. Notes: Caption title. "Extract from a speech by the Hon. Henry Clay in the Senate of the United States on the subject of abolition petitions, February 7, 1839"--Pages 7-8. "Watchwords for patriots. Mottoes for the campaign, selected from General McClellan's writings"--Page 8. "Sold at 13 Park Row, New York, and at all...
Show moreSeries: Campaign document (Democratic Party (U.S.)) ; no. 9. Alternate title: Speech of Honorable Robert C. Winthrop, at the great ratification meeting in Union Square. Notes: Caption title. "Extract from a speech by the Hon. Henry Clay in the Senate of the United States on the subject of abolition petitions, February 7, 1839"--Pages 7-8. "Watchwords for patriots. Mottoes for the campaign, selected from General McClellan's writings"--Page 8. "Sold at 13 Park Row, New York, and at all Democratic newspaper offices, at $1 per 1,000 pages"--Top of page [1].Text in two columns.
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PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb21f30
Subject Headings
Abolitionists -- United States -- Attitudes, Campaign literature -- United States -- 19th century, Campaign literature, 1864 -- Democratic, Democratic Party (U.S.), Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1864, Slavery -- Justification, Slavery -- United States -- Speeches in Congress, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, States' rights (American politics), United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Format
E-book
Reading, Writing, and Language: The Neo-Slave Novel and the Changing Definition of Literacy
Title
Reading, Writing, and Language: The Neo-Slave Novel and the Changing Definition of Literacy.
Creator
Segal, Pamela H., Dagbovie-Mullins, Sika A., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
After examining the neo-slave genre it becomes evident that the definition of the genre provided by AshrafRushdy is incomplete, because it does not include an important component of the narrative, literacy. By adding to Rushdy's definition, the narrative's dimensions change and the discussion of the genre is given a new perspective. Many neo-slave narratives' discussions of literacy correspond to the time of publication, not the time period or setting of the novels. Therefore, by interpreting...
Show moreAfter examining the neo-slave genre it becomes evident that the definition of the genre provided by AshrafRushdy is incomplete, because it does not include an important component of the narrative, literacy. By adding to Rushdy's definition, the narrative's dimensions change and the discussion of the genre is given a new perspective. Many neo-slave narratives' discussions of literacy correspond to the time of publication, not the time period or setting of the novels. Therefore, by interpreting the development of literacy alongside the neo-slave narrative, one is able to consider the significance of this connection. By examining three novels within the neo-slave genre, Ishmael Reed's Flight to Canada (1976), Shirley Ann Williams's Dessa Rose (1986) and Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987), I contend that Ashraf Rushdy' s definition of the narrative appears too limited. The cultural perspective and use of literacy within the neo-slave novel allows for further examination of this important component.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000961
Subject Headings
Slavery in literature, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc), American prose literature--African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, Reed, Ishmael,--1938---Flight to Canada--Criticism and interpretation, Williams, Shirley Ann--Dessa Rose--Criticism and interpretation, Morrison, Toni--Beloved--Criticism and interpretation
Format
Document (PDF)
Fight for education, fight for freedom
Title
Fight for education, fight for freedom: from object to subject in freedom narratives.
Creator
Messinger, Samantha., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
The three novels examined in this thesis do not deal with the subject of slavery directly; however, I argue that, much like slave narratives, they all depict oppressive master/slave relationships and feature protagonists who fight for freedom through literacy and/or education. This thesis outlines three contemporary novels that take place during or after the Civil Rights Movement, what I call "freedom narratives," that not only signify on, but pay tribute to, the slave and neo-slave narrative...
Show moreThe three novels examined in this thesis do not deal with the subject of slavery directly; however, I argue that, much like slave narratives, they all depict oppressive master/slave relationships and feature protagonists who fight for freedom through literacy and/or education. This thesis outlines three contemporary novels that take place during or after the Civil Rights Movement, what I call "freedom narratives," that not only signify on, but pay tribute to, the slave and neo-slave narrative tradition. These novels borrow from the tradition, not only in terms of structure, but also in terms of plot, point of view, theme, and resolution. Additionally, through the novels, one can see how the trauma of slavery in America permeates contemporary American homes, both White and Black. This thesis focuses on PUSH by Sapphire, The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips, and Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison to illustrate the significance and the impact of the traditional slave narrative and the trauma of slavery on contemporary novels and American people.
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Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3342241
Subject Headings
Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Slavery in literature, Symbolism in literature, African American women novelists, Criticism and interpretation
Format
Document (PDF)
Speech of Hon. Lyman Trumbull on the great issues of the day
Title
Speech of Hon. Lyman Trumbull on the great issues of the day.
Creator
Trumbull, Lyman 1813-1896, Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
Abstract/Description
Speech of Honorable Abraham Lincoln in reply to Stephen A. Douglas. Speech of Honorable Lyman Trumbull on the great issues of the day. Caption title. Appended: "Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln in reply to Stephen A. Douglas, delivered in Chicago, Saturday, July 10, 1858"--Pages [10]-16. FAU copy imperfect: closely trimmed at bottom edge with some loss of text.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb18f22
Subject Headings
Campaign literature, 1858 -- Republican, Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861, Lincoln Douglas Debates (Illinois : 1858), Lincoln Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858, Scott, Dred -- 1809-1858, Slavery -- United States -- Extension to the territories, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861, Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln in reply to Stephen A. Douglas, delivered in Chicago, Saturday, July 10, 1858
Format
E-book