Multiculturalism as an Alternative to Nihilism in Jamaica Kincaid's The Autobiography of My Mother and Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners
- ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Maria Topliff (Creator)
- Institution
- East Carolina University (ECU )
- Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/
Abstract: This thesis analyzes how internal oppression, or nihilism, has emerged amongst many of the Caricom community. It focuses on the history of colonialism and the psychological destruction it has left across the Caribbean. The author suggests that multicultural texts are the first step in eliminating this type of nihilism, with the focus on two novels The Autobiography of My Mother and The Lonely Londoners.
Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Subjects
- Multicultural education;Caricom;Internal domination;Internal oppression;Autobiography of my mother, The;Lonely Londoners, The
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