Mémoires de Fin d’Etudes
Etablissement
Université de Boumerdès - M’hamed Bougara
Affiliation
Département Anglais
Auteur
DJELLOULI, Ismail
Directeur de thèse
Guendouzi Amer (Maitre de conférence)
Filière
Langue et Litterature Anglaises
Diplôme
Magister
Titre
The quest for identity in richard wright’s native son and ralph ellison’s invisible man
Mots clés
Symbolisme (mouvement littéraire) ; Naturalisme (mouvement littéraire)
Résumé
The purpose of this dissertation is to show the way the theme of the quest for identity is treated in Richard Wright’s Native Son (1940) and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952). To do so, I have conducted a comparative study between these two African American fictions. This comparative analysis has been conducted in the light of Harold Bloom’s "anxiety of influence" and Northrop Frye’s "mythos of romance". The two theories help in the investigation of the main theme in the two texts, i.e., the quest for identity. I have divided this dissertation into three chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the historical backgrounds that gave birth to Native Son and Invisible Man. The second chapter is devoted to the similarity between the two texts in terms of plot, characterization, setting and symbol. It focuses on how the two novels’ literary features work in consolidating the theme of the quest. Finally, the third chapter is devoted to the differences between the two texts. It stresses Richard Wright’s commitment to Marxist ideology through depicting the social reality of the African American community. This chapter also highlights Ralph Ellison’s aesthetic preoccupations by giving importance to the Negro folklore and culture inherited from the Harlem Renaissance
Date de soutenance
2012
Cote
81(043.2)/A13/DJE
Pagination
107 p.
Illusatration
ill.
Format
30 cm
Statut
Traitée