흑인 공동체 내 흑인 여성의 몸 - 글로리아 네일러의 『브루스터 플레이스의 여성들』을 중심으로
Black Women in the Black Community: Focusing on Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place
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In American history, black women have been mainly evaluated in the discourse of white men belonging to the white community. This paper examines the significance and role of black women in the black community from a black perspective. It focuses on the position of black feminism in the late 20th century in America. The paper analyzes black women’s bodies with respect to their sexuality and motherhood based on the book, The Women of Brewster Place (1983), written by the African-American writer, Gloria Naylor. The book is set in a lower class black community in the late 20th century. This article examines the physical violation of black women by black men who are proud of their manhood. From the perspective of sexuality in the novel, black men engage in phallocentric thinking. In addition, lesbian black women are considered insignificant and are forced into exile by black society. From the perspective of motherhood, black women whose husbands have abandoned them are perceived to be the caretakers of children. Some of them are regarded as welfare mothers, a term often directed towards black mothers who are single and poor. These women experience difficulties because of their race, gender, and class. However, Naylor suggests that black women look after each other. It helps them heal the wounds of the body and soul. Naylor reveals that black women are often treated in an abusive manner in the black community, and this has been a forbidden issue in the black community. However, she reveals the power of unity of black women and the hope for their future they find by caring for each other.
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In American history, black women have been mainly evaluated in the discourse of white men belonging to the white community. This paper examines the significance and role of black women in the black community from a black perspective. It focuses on the position of black feminism in the late 20th century in America. The paper analyzes black women’s bodies with respect to their sexuality and motherhood based on the book, The Women of Brewster Place (1983), written by the African-American writer, Gloria Naylor. The book is set in a lower class black community in the late 20th century. This article examines the physical violation of black women by black men who are proud of their manhood. From the perspective of sexuality in the novel, black men engage in phallocentric thinking. In addition, lesbian black women are considered insignificant and are forced into exile by black society. From the perspective of motherhood, black women whose husbands have abandoned them are perceived to be the caretakers of children. Some of them are regarded as welfare mothers, a term often directed towards black mothers who are single and poor. These women experience difficulties because of their race, gender, and class. However, Naylor suggests that black women look after each other. It helps them heal the wounds of the body and soul. Naylor reveals that black women are often treated in an abusive manner in the black community, and this has been a forbidden issue in the black community. However, she reveals the power of unity of black women and the hope for their future they find by caring for each other.
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