Essays about: "Marcelina Maria Dudys"

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  1. 1. The Many Identities of Trinidadian Women in Earl Lovelace’s Salt

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Marcelina Maria Dudys; [2023]
    Keywords : female characters; postcolonialism; the carnivalesque; polyphony; mimicry;

    Abstract : This essay aims to explore the identities of a selection of female characters in Earl Lovelace’s novel Salt. My research questions are the following: How are the selected characters’ hybrid identities constructed? What role do different circumstances play in the formation of the characters’ identities? How do polyphony, mimicry and the carnivalesque affect their identities? Although the examined women are assumed to conform to similar gender norms, I argue that there is no common female role in Salt. READ MORE