Abjection, Melancholia, Marginality and Resistance in Jesmyn’s Ward “Salvage the Bones” (2011) and Alice Munro’s Selected Short Stories from “Dear Life Collection” (2012) and “The Dance Of the Happy shades” (1968)
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2022
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Mouloud Mammeri University
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This master‟s dissertation explores on a comprehensive examination of character portrayal within Jesmyn‟s Ward “Salvage The Bones” (2011) and Alice Munro‟s selected short stories from “Dear life collection” (2012) and “The Dance Of The Happy Shades” (1968) through the theoretical frameworks of Julia Krestiva‟s concepts of “Abjection” and “Melancholia”, coupled with bell hooks theory “From Margin To Center”. The first chapter delves into Krestiva's thesis, getting into characters' complicated emotional landscapes, showing their innermost complexities, and finding underlying tensions. By applying Krestiva‟s analytic tools, this chapter illuminates the character‟s intimate relationships with their environments, examining the boundaries of self and other, and ultimately offering a profound understanding of their multifaceted identities. In the second chapter, the exploration extends to include Hooks‟ theoretical lens, shedding light on how characters navigate their positions within social peripheries. Through Hooks‟ theory, this chapter demonstrates the agency and resilience displayed by characters as they strive to transcend societal constrains and asserts their own narratives. This thesis not only provides a detailed portrayal of the characters‟ struggles, but also offers a study on issues of identity, societal norms and the capacity for agency.
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55p. ; 30cm(+CD-Rom)
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Abjection, Melancholia, Resistance, Marginality, Julia Krestiva, bell hooks
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Literature and interdisciplinary approaches