Zora Hurston のTheir Eyes Were WatchingGod. における混血の映像について

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Zora N. Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) is a unique work, intriguing enough to merit a modern reappraisal. The heroine, Janie, does not belong in any way to the long tradition of "tragic mulatto" or "beautiful octoroom", once so popular in the 19 th century and well into the present century. She has a "coffeeandcream" complexion, "firm buttocks, " and "pugnacious breasts trying to bore holes in her shirt. " She marries three times, each time to entirely different kinds of men, only for the consummation of her love, and finally kills the third and most devoted husband. Nevertheless, it appears, she is one of the most brilliant figures among the American heroines, and the author raises a monument in the AfroAmerican achivements of literature. Why and how is this so ? We are going to look into her personal struggles for selfrealization and try to clarify some truth about this Junoesque female. Our analysis, cultural as well as psychological will give us a certain reevaluation of this significant novel from the viewpoint of AfroAmerican literary trends.