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ERIC Number: EJ455252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0197-4327
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Mothers and Sons: Androgynous Relationships in African-West Indian and African-American Novels of Youth.
LeSeur, Geta
Western Journal of Black Studies, v16 n1 p21-26 Spr 1992
Four African-American and West Indian novels of childhood illustrate relationships and bonding between mothers and sons: (1) "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (James Baldwin); (2) "Not without Laughter" (Langston Hughes); (3) "Amongst Thistles and Thorns" (Austin Clarke); and (4) "In the Castle of My Skin" (George Lanning). (SLD)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Authors, Black Family, Blacks, Family Environment, Family Structure, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Mothers, Novels, Parent Child Relationship, Sons
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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