Shades Of Love: Colorism As An Influence On Spousal Selection And Marriage In The Works Of Hurston, West, And Morrison
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cary Nerad, Julie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sykes, Tiara | |
| dc.contributor.department | English and Languages | en_US |
| dc.contributor.program | Master of Arts | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-27T15:56:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-27T15:56:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis discusses the influence of colorism on black Americans' spousal selection and marriage as presented in the literary works of Zora Neale Hurston, Dorothy West, and Toni Morrison. These three twentieth century African American novelists illustrate the psychological, economical, and social consequences of colorism in marriage within their literature. The selected works include Hurston's “Sweat” (1926), Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937); West's “An Unimportant Man” (1928), The Living is Easy (1942), The Wedding (1995); and Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970) and Song of Solomon (1977). Furthermore, this thesis uses a thematic approach of critical race theory and Jungian theory on marriage and personality development to analyze the corresponding themes of domestic violence and sexual deviance, including infidelity and incestuous rape, as consequences of colorism featured in each author's work. | |
| dc.genre | theses | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/M2S17SW2X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/10582 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Morgan State University | |
| dc.rights | This item is made available by Morgan State University for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner. | |
| dc.subject | African American studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Morrison, Toni | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hurston, Zora Neale | en_US |
| dc.title | Shades Of Love: Colorism As An Influence On Spousal Selection And Marriage In The Works Of Hurston, West, And Morrison | |
| dc.type | Text |