پایان نامه رشته زبان انگلیسی:The Quest for Racial Identity In Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon Under the Light of Derridean Deconstruction |
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of Derridean deconstructive methodology. Derrida as a post-structuralist thinker attempts to challenge the whole pre-determined binary structures which are decided to rule through various contexts and discourses. He tries to deconstruct the presupposed binary oppositions in the traditional western discourse such as white/ black that is considered to be one of the identity constituents of the cultural discourse. For Derrida subjects are the products of a wavering, differential and deferral system of signs. Undertaking this argument, the thesis attempts to show that how systems and discourses, which are assumed to be fixed and authentic, are vulnerable to the deconstruction and redefinition. Finally, the study extends Derrida’s ideas of deconstruction to the notion of identity as a cultural construct and particularly to the racial identity in western discourse. The study advantages the deconstructive approach through investigating one of the greatest products of African- American literature Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. Extending Derrida’s deconstruction to literature and literary reading with close attention to the African- American literary context the thesis thus attempts at applying deconstruction to the investigation of the black identity in Song of Solomon. Indeed, in Morrison’s novel the blacks are in search of their true identity in the racialized white society in order to escape the alienation which has surrounded their lives.
Key words: black identity, white hegemony, racial society, deconstruction, reconstruction, redefinition of identity.
Table of Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgment
Chapter One: Introduction 1
1.1. General Background 2
1.1.1. An Introduction to Afro- American Cultural Identity 3
1.1.2. African- American Literature and Black Aesthetics 4
1.1.3. Toni Morrison an Afro- American Writer 4
1.1.4. Deconstruction and Deconstructive Reading 5
1.1.4.1. Deconstruction the Theory and Deconstructing Literature 6
1.1.4.2. Deconstructing Afro- American Literature and Song of Solomon as a Working Model 7
- The Argument 9
- Methodology and Approach 11
- Literature Review 14
- Research Outline 17
- Definition of Key Terms 18
Chapter Two: Afro- American World of Literature and Deconstruction 20
2.1. African-American World 21
2.1.1. African Soul 22
2.1.2. Black Identity out of Slavery 25
- 2. Racism in Development of Afro-American literature 28
- 2. 1. Historical Development of African- American Literature 29
- 2. 2. Racial Identity in African- American Literature 32
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of Derridean deconstructive methodology. Derrida as a post-structuralist thinker attempts to challenge the whole pre-determined binary structures which are decided to rule through various contexts and discourses. He tries to deconstruct the presupposed binary oppositions in the traditional western discourse such as white/ black that is considered to be one of the identity constituents of the cultural discourse. For Derrida subjects are the products of a wavering, differential and deferral system of signs. Undertaking this argument, the thesis attempts to show that how systems and discourses, which are assumed to be fixed and authentic, are vulnerable to the deconstruction and redefinition. Finally, the study extends Derrida’s ideas of deconstruction to the notion of identity as a cultural construct and particularly to the racial identity in western discourse. The study advantages the deconstructive approach through investigating one of the greatest products of African- American literature Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. Extending Derrida’s deconstruction to literature and literary reading with close attention to the African- American literary context the thesis thus attempts at applying deconstruction to the investigation of the black identity in Song of Solomon. Indeed, in Morrison’s novel the blacks are in search of their true identity in the racialized white society in order to escape the alienation which has surrounded their lives.
Key words: black identity, white hegemony, racial society, deconstruction, reconstruction, redefinition of identity.
Table of Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgment
Chapter One: Introduction 1
1.1. General Background 2
1.1.1. An Introduction to Afro- American Cultural Identity 3
1.1.2. African- American Literature and Black Aesthetics 4
1.1.3. Toni Morrison an Afro- American Writer 4
1.1.4. Deconstruction and Deconstructive Reading 5
1.1.4.1. Deconstruction the Theory and Deconstructing Literature 6
1.1.4.2. Deconstructing Afro- American Literature and Song of Solomon as a Working Model 7
- The Argument 9
- Methodology and Approach 11
- Literature Review 14
- Research Outline 17
- Definition of Key Terms 18
Chapter Two: Afro- American World of Literature and Deconstruction 20
2.1. African-American World 21
2.1.1. African Soul 22
2.1.2. Black Identity out of Slavery 25
- 2. Racism in Development of Afro-American literature 28
- 2. 1. Historical Development of African- American Literature 29
- 2. 2. Racial Identity in African- American Literature 32
2.3. Construction of Collective Identity in Toni Morrison’s Narrative 36
2.4. Theoretical Concept: Deconstruction 37
- 4.1. Deconstruction and Literature 40
- 4.2. The Language of African- American Literature and Racial Identity 42
Chapter Three: Construction and De-construction of Identity in Morrison’s Fiction 46
3.1. Toni Morrison’s Fiction Depicting African- American Identity 48
3.2. Toni Morrison Deconstructing African-American Literature and Black Identity 53
3.3. A Critical Review of Song of Solomon: A Deconstructive Narration of the Black 55
3.3. 1. Formation of Identity in Song of Solomon 60
- 3.1.1. Milkman Dead Reconstructing Identity in Gold Quest 60
- 3.1.2. Macon Dead Constructing Identity in World of Wealth and White 62
- 3.2. Tension and Paradox in the Construction of Individual and Collective Identity
in Toni Morrison’s Narrative 68
Chapter Four: Black Narrative Signifying Racial Identity 72
- 1. The Mythic and the Historic, Fiction and Reality in Song of Solomon 73
- 2. The Urban and the Rural: Space in Identity Formation 78
- 3. Black Manhood, Black Femininity in Morrison’s Narrative 89
Chapter Five: Conclusion 96
5.1. Summing Up 97
5.2. Findings 106
5.3. Suggestions for further reading 108
2.3. Construction of Collective Identity in Toni Morrison’s Narrative 36
2.4. Theoretical Concept: Deconstruction 37
- 4.1. Deconstruction and Literature 40
- 4.2. The Language of African- American Literature and Racial Identity 42
Chapter Three: Construction and De-construction of Identity in Morrison’s Fiction 46
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3.1. Toni Morrison’s Fiction Depicting African- American Identity 48
3.2. Toni Morrison Deconstructing African-American Literature and Black Identity 53
3.3. A Critical Review of Song of Solomon: A Deconstructive Narration of the Black 55
3.3. 1. Formation of Identity in Song of Solomon 60
- 3.1.1. Milkman Dead Reconstructing Identity in Gold Quest 60
- 3.1.2. Macon Dead Constructing Identity in World of Wealth and White 62
- 3.2. Tension and Paradox in the Construction of Individual and Collective Identity
in Toni Morrison’s Narrative 68
Chapter Four: Black Narrative Signifying Racial Identity 72
- 1. The Mythic and the Historic, Fiction and Reality in Song of Solomon 73
- 2. The Urban and the Rural: Space in Identity Formation 78
- 3. Black Manhood, Black Femininity in Morrison’s Narrative 89
Chapter Five: Conclusion 96
5.1. Summing Up 97
5.2. Findings 106
5.3. Suggestions for further reading 108
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