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ERIC Number: EJ414762
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
Reclaiming the Mother('s) Tongue: "Beloved,""Ceremony,""Mothers and Shadows."
Cummings, Kate
College English, v52 n5 p552-69 Sep 1990
Explores Toni Morrison's "Beloved," Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony," and Marta Traba's "Mothers and Shadows." Identifies the novels as resistance tales that articulate minority perspectives. Points out that all three are dialogic and contain fundamental moments of captivity and liberation. Observes that, in each story, empowerment springs from menacing, renaming, and mothering. (SG)
Descriptors: Empowerment, Literary Criticism, Minority Groups, Mothers, Novels
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Historical Fiction