Self-Identification and Self-Hate in The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

Mgr. Eva Tomaštíková

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

The thesis focuses on the theme of a black woman`s self-identification which is analysed in Toni Morrison`s The Bluest Eye, Sula and Tar Baby. This study is approached from the point of view of history and sociology. The theoretical part deals with the black inferiority as a result of history and with the problem of a black woman`s identity resulting from her attempt at assimilation into American society. As for the analytical chapters, they try to prove through the female characters that it is not the best way for a black woman to desire identification with a white woman because there exist a lot of racial barriers that are not easily broken down.

Keywords

self-identification, self-hate, Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, assimilation, the larger society, inferior

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 28. 4. 2006

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 12. 6. 2006
• Vedoucí: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.

Masarykova univerzita

Filozofická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglický jazyk a literatura