From emotional orphanhood to cultural orphanhood: spiritual death and re-birth in two novels by Tony Morrison

This paper aims to analyze the process of spiritual death and sometimes ensuing re-birth Morrison's characters undergo in two of her novels: Sula and Tar Baby. Special attention will be paid to the female protagonists, Sula and Jadine, and their emotional and cultural "orphanhoo...

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Main Author:	Vega González, Susana
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Alicante 1996-11-01
Series:	Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:	https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1996-n9-from-emotional-orphanhood-to-cultural-orphanhood-spiritual-death-and-re-birth-in-two-novels-by-tony-morrison

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spelling	doaj-88c4f5207c5a4463927e7d2e3874a55a2020-11-25T02:47:52ZengUniversidad de AlicanteRevista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses0214-48082171-861X1996-11-01914310.14198/raei.1996.9.104498From emotional orphanhood to cultural orphanhood: spiritual death and re-birth in two novels by Tony MorrisonVega González, Susana This paper aims to analyze the process of spiritual death and sometimes ensuing re-birth Morrison's characters undergo in two of her novels: Sula and Tar Baby. Special attention will be paid to the female protagonists, Sula and Jadine, and their emotional and cultural "orphanhood" caused by their detachment from the ancestors and the community. Neither a total detachment nor an unquestioning submission to the establishment within the community is convenient; Morrison's eclectic position in this sense will be explained through this analysis.https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1996-n9-from-emotional-orphanhood-to-cultural-orphanhood-spiritual-death-and-re-birth-in-two-novels-by-tony-morrison
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title	From emotional orphanhood to cultural orphanhood: spiritual death and re-birth in two novels by Tony Morrison
title_short	From emotional orphanhood to cultural orphanhood: spiritual death and re-birth in two novels by Tony Morrison
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description	This paper aims to analyze the process of spiritual death and sometimes ensuing re-birth Morrison's characters undergo in two of her novels: Sula and Tar Baby. Special attention will be paid to the female protagonists, Sula and Jadine, and their emotional and cultural "orphanhood" caused by their detachment from the ancestors and the community. Neither a total detachment nor an unquestioning submission to the establishment within the community is convenient; Morrison's eclectic position in this sense will be explained through this analysis.
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From emotional orphanhood to cultural orphanhood: spiritual death and re-birth in two novels by Tony Morrison

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