Constructing African American Identity through Oral Traditions in Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing
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African American Identity, Oralityบทคัดย่อ
The objective of this research article was to examine the role of oral traditions in constructing the African American identity of the main character, Jojo, in the novel Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017). This research employed a qualitative methodology to analyze how oral traditions contributed to the formation of African American identity.The findings of this study indicate that the character could shape African American identity by recounting the experiences of slavery. The slave history had been retold, providing an opportunity for the protagonist, who was of African American descent, to reinterpret the experience of slavery. Additionally, it prompted a reevaluation of the historical context of slavery. The protagonist could form their identity by reconciling the cultural differences between their ancestors’ culture and the dominant mainstream culture and could live in an American society as an African American descendant.
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