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You Where To Go - In The Creation Of Toni Morrison's "escape" Motif

Posted on:2011-05-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y BaiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360308463030Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Tony Morrison is an outstanding representative of contemporary African American literature. Her works depict the life of African Americans as well as develop traditional African culture. She believes the respect and inherit of African traditional culture leads to the better development of the black nations.This essay based on the production of native and foreign study of Tony Morrison, selects the motive of escape as the thesis, and interprets the definition of escape and its representation in western literatures. This essay analyses the use of escape in Morrison's writings. This essay consists of several aspects as follow:1. Summarize of escape literature of Tony Morrison:characters, plots, backgrounds and atmospheres.2. The escape and return of African culture.3. Escape literature and western literature.Though it is a time of cultural globalization, people should not lose the consciousness of Root, the temporary escape is for the sake of eternal return. The way of developing national culture lies on inheriting and carrying forward the traditional culture. Ethical is international.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tony Morrison, Escape, National culture of African Americans, Return
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