Resistance of Female Stereotypes in The Bluest Eye  : Destroying Images of Black Womanhood and Motherhood

Resistance of Female Stereotypes in The Bluest Eye  : Destroying Images of Black Womanhood and Motherhood

Stereotypes and myths are created by media to simplify and mystify reality. The two are used to form negative stereotypical images that are used as tools of social oppression in today’s white patriarchy. This essay will focus on how Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye depicts black womanhood and motherho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdalla, Fardosa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kultur och lärande 2014
Subjects:
African-American criticism
resistance
stereotypes
archetypes
images
womanhood
motherhood
Mammy
Matriarch
Morrison
The Bluest Eye
Specific Languages
Studier av enskilda språk
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-24581

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