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Our traumas, Our hopes: the dynamics of a multicultural community in Toni Morrison’s A Mercy
| dc.contributor.author | Mancelos, João de | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-18T13:05:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-18T13:05:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Set in Maryland, during the 1680s, A Mercy (2008), Toni Morrison’s most recent novel, approaches the themes of colonization, slavery and multi-ethnic relationship. Three female characters — Florens, an African girl “with the hands of a slave and the feet of a Portuguese lady”; Lina, the only survivor of a tribe decimated by diseases transmitted by Europeans; and Sorrow, the white daughter of a sea captain — live together in a farm owned by an Anglo-Dutch trader. In this multicultural community, they share their traumas and hopes, while trying to understand each other’s individual and ethnic differences. In my paper I intend to examine how these girls’ narratives: a) Allow readers to understand the beginnings of slavery and the roots of racial hatred; b) Reveal the dynamics of the relationship between three females belonging to different ethnic groups; c) Anticipate the dream but also the challenges Abraham Lincoln would face, two centuries later, when he declared that all slaves would be “then, thenceforward, and forever, free”; d) Echo problems related to the interaction with the Other still alive in contemporary USA. In order to approach these subjects, I will resort to a combination of literary and historical approaches, as well as to my own opinion. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mancelos, João de. “Our Traumas, Our Hopes: The Dynamics of a Multicultural Community in Toni Morrison’s A Mercy”. Op. Cit.: Portuguese Association for Anglo-American Studies Magazine 12 (2011): 209-215. ISSN: 0874-1409 ISBN: 978-972-762-361-7. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-972-762-361-7 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/4281 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Portuguese Association for Anglo-American Studies | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Toni Morrison | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | A Mercy | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Multiculturalism | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Slavery | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Otherness | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Our traumas, Our hopes: the dynamics of a multicultural community in Toni Morrison’s A Mercy | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Coimbra | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 215 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 209 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Op. Cit.: Portuguese Association for Anglo-American Studies Magazine | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 12 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Mancelos | |
| person.givenName | João de | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 4311-5CF6-585A | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-5867-9376 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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