False gods and Black goddesses in Naylor's Mama Day and Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

Meisenhelder argues that characters from Gloria Naylor's "Mama Day" and Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" chronicle the female growth possible in relationships with supportive black men and the dangers to black women's identity in relationships wi...

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Published inCallaloo Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 1440
Main Author Meisenhelder, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.10.2000
Subjects
African American literature
American literature
Black people
Hurston, Zora Neale (1891-1960)
Literary criticism
Naylor, Gloria
Novels
Personal relationships
Women
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Summary:Meisenhelder argues that characters from Gloria Naylor's "Mama Day" and Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" chronicle the female growth possible in relationships with supportive black men and the dangers to black women's identity in relationships with oppressive ones.
ISSN:0161-2492
1080-6512
DOI:10.1353/cal.2000.0210