<p>The main topic of this essay is heteronormativity and the main question is how Jackie Kay’s Trumpet relates to this concept. My assumption is that Kay has created a main protagonist that seems to completely coincide with heteronormative discourse only to show us how insufficient this discourse is when it comes to identifying people. I argue that Kay defies / mocks heteronormative discourse in this way and I try to show this using discourse and queer theory. In the end, I have to conclude that this love story of Joss and Millie presents us with an alternative discourse that is, however, not so different from the dominant discourse.</p><p>The essay consists of two parts that lead us to a conclusion: in the first part I look at the institutionalized relationships that the main protagonist is involved in and in the second part I consider why nobody ever confronts the main protagonist.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:vxu-2612 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Knockaert, Anne-Marie |
| Publisher | Växjö University, School of Humanities |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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