The Theme of the Shattered Self in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and A Mercy
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Identidad fragmentada, Negro, Traumatizado, Chivo expiatorio, ComunidadResumen
En su ficción, Toni Morrison ha tratado frecuentemente con individuos traumatizados, que suelen pertenecer a grupos minoritarios, especialmente de raza negra. La fragmentación del individuo y la búsqueda de identidad son temas omnipresentes en sus novelas. En The Bluest Eye y A Mercy, Morrison explora el pasaje a la madurez de dos adolescentes profundamente traumatizadas. Las comunidades victimizadas o aquellas bajo amenaza de violencia, tales como los Estados Unidos en su orígenes, discriminan y denigran a sus miembros más débiles. Así, Pecola y Sorrow son víctimas vulnerables de la opresión social, sus chivos expiatorios. En un estado crítico de su desarrollo psicológico, estas jóvenes convierten su psicosis en una estrategia para hacer frente y sobrevivir en un ambiente hostil.Descargas
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