Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être

Identity in a colonial context cannot be defined through singularity. It has to be redefined through a multiplicity of origins. The human being thus becomes a mosaic of smaller identities struggling against inner trouble. This inevitable fight leads him/her towards implosion. Madness thus remains th...

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Main Author: Freddy Marcin
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Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Rennes 2015-02-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/7162
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description Identity in a colonial context cannot be defined through singularity. It has to be redefined through a multiplicity of origins. The human being thus becomes a mosaic of smaller identities struggling against inner trouble. This inevitable fight leads him/her towards implosion. Madness thus remains the only way out of a demanding and masculine world. In this article, we will study fragmented identities in Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and Cereus Blooms At Night by Shani Mootoo. Feminine identity crisis will be analyzed in correlation with narrative strategies used in post-colonial and queer literatures as well as deconstruction and subversion of literary canons.
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Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être
Revue LISA
madness
identity crisis
double colonization
postcolonial literature
queer literature
title Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être
title_full Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être
title_fullStr Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être
title_full_unstemmed Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être
title_short Jean Rhys et Shani Mootoo ou la fragmentation de l’être
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topic madness
identity crisis
double colonization
postcolonial literature
queer literature
url https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/7162
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