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Rhythmicity and Broken Narrative as a Means of Portraying Identity Crisis in Erna Brodber’s Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home

In the present thesis, Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home, the novel by the Jamaican writer Erna Brodber, is analyzed in the context of post-colonial identity trauma. Analyzing the complex organizational and narrative structure of the novel, the essay author studies how the novel’s rhythmicity and the broken narrative portray the protagonist’s identity fragmentation. Drawing on the work’s connection to the ring game played in the Caribbean and applying the symbolism of the Caribbean folk rhythms, the essay author discusses the subversive intent of Brodber’s novel and her method of rewriting the past as a way of recovering one's identity.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-91274
Date January 2012
CreatorsZheltukhina, Daria
PublisherLinköpings universitet, Avdelningen för språk och kultur
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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