Reconsidering vulnerability, history, and our postmodern condition in Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys

• Published in: Orbis litterarum Vol. 79; no. 6; pp. 563 - 575
• Main Author: Aqeeli, Ammar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2024
• Subjects: incarceration; justice; neoliberalism; paternalism; vulnerability; Whitehead, Colson (1969- )

This paper analyzes Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys (2019) by exploring the consequences of an uneven distribution of vulnerability in relation to both historical and contemporary contexts. This study emphasizes the significance of this depiction in comprehending the enduring effects of raci...