The Unable-To-Be-Made-White Black Soul

The Presentation of Black Cultural Value in Song of Solomon

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210519.252How to use a DOI?

Keywords

self-quest, confusion, gender discrimination, self-identity

Abstract

The self-quest of black people is vividly described in Toni Morrison’s major novel song of Solomon, in which the confusion of identity and the desire for recognition is deeply analysed under the racial and gender discrimination in American society. Focusing on exploring the influence of dominant culture and defending black American culture, the paper probes Milkman’s characters and life experiences, and displays the insights into hardships when black people are making every effort to pursue their self-identity and recognition, and echoes Morrison’s topical concern and artistic creation.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lei Zhang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/20
TI  - The Unable-To-Be-Made-White Black Soul
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1284
EP  - 1287
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210519.252
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210519.252
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