Silko, Morrison, and Roth

Description:

Ethnic Americans from African American, Jewish American, and Native American backgrounds who attempt to merge with mainstream America face the very obvious problems of historically entrenched racism and anti-Semitism. Three modern American writers, Philip Roth, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Toni Morrison, have chosen a form of narrative that balances a longing for inclusion with a deep-seated anger toward the larger white or, in Roth's case, gentile social structure. This study of six of Silko, Morrison and Roth's longer works focuses on their use of a survival narrative motif as a way of clarifying their ethnic positioning.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Survival in literature,  Women and literature,  American fiction,  History and criticism,  History,  American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  Morrison, toni, 1931-2019,  Roth, philip, 1933-2018

People: Leslie Silko (1948-),  Philip Roth (1933-2018),  Toni Morrison (1931-2019)

Places: United States

Times: 20th century