In this dissertation I utilize Toni Morrisons Sula (1973), Helena Parente Cunhas Mulher no Espelho (1983), Rosario Ferrés Vecindarios excéntricos (1999), and Carmen de Montefloress Singing Softly / Cantando bajito (1989) to examine the representation of the mother-daughter relationship in works by women from the United States, Brazil and Puerto Rico. I aim to demonstrate that the protagonists of these novels are each interacting with archetypal images of mother. The novels serve as accounts of each protagonists journey toward a sense of balance and wholeness. The accomplishment of this course can be determined by how each central character interacts first with her mother as well as other maternal figures and then, with other entities that I argue carry the resonances of the archetypal mother. Successful individuation, in the Jungian sense, leads to a realization of balance, whereas the refutation of this process amounts to the metaphorical and literal death of the character.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-04022007-100201 |
| Date | 20 April 2007 |
| Creators | Valdés, Vanessa Kimberly |
| Contributors | Marshall C. Eakin, Earl E. Fitz, Cathy L. Jrade, Benigno Trigo |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-04022007-100201/ |
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