The Lever out of Hell Autobiographical Footholds to Read Bessie Head’s A Question of Power
Though a novel, A Question of Power echoes the author’s life. The protagonist Elizabeth grows up in a race-based society where she is faced with an absence of a sense of belonging. Her quest for cultural identity leads her to face the hell of exclusion, a situation which causes her mental breakdown....
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| Formatua: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Hizkuntza: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | Though a novel, A Question of Power echoes the author’s life. The protagonist Elizabeth grows up in a race-based society where she is faced with an absence of a sense of belonging. Her quest for cultural identity leads her to face the hell of exclusion, a situation which causes her mental breakdown. In the end, she is better prepared to come to terms with each of the cultures she has access to. |
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