Narrating the Ordeals: A Study of African American Women Writings with Special Reference to Toni Morrison
Keywords:
Oppression, Racism, InequalityAbstract
The problem of inequality, racial discrimination and classism has concern of various committed writers and has been a part of their scholarly endeavours. African Americans, though free, were deprived of every semblance of equality within the political system in America. DuBois rightly argued that the problem of African American is the problem of colour line. This paper is concerned with the exploration of black women’s ordeals delineated by Black women writers with specific reference to Toni Morrison. It examines role of family, their cultural heritage, racial discrimination and role of self image in black women’s suffering.
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