Famine in the Cabin: Reading the Hungry in Richard Wright's Uncle Tom's Children.

Autor:	Melton, McKinley E.
Předmět:	LITERARY criticism AMERICAN short stories HUNGER in literature THIRST in literature AFRICAN American social conditions
Zdroj:	Critical Insights: American Short Story; 2015, p114-128, 15p
Abstrakt:	A literary analysis of the short story collection "Uncle Tom's Children" by Richard Wright is presented. It examines how the collection, featuring five stories published between 1939-1940, uses hunger and thirst as symbols of the desire for freedom among the disempowered post-slavery generation of African-Americans.
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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