Mockingbird Passing

Mockingbird Passing
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 362
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ISBN-10 : 9781572337497
ISBN-13 : 1572337494
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Book Synopsis Mockingbird Passing by : Holly Blackford

Download or read book Mockingbird Passing written by Holly Blackford and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackford finds the basis of Mockingbird's broad appeal in its ability to embody the mainstream culture of romantics like Emerson and social reform writers like Stowe, even as alternative canons---southern gothic, deadpan humor, queer literatures, regional women's novels---lurk in its subtexts. Central to her argument is the notion of "passing": establishing an identity that conceals the inner self so that one can function within a closed social order. For example, the novel's narrator, Scout, must suppress her natural tomboyishness to become a "lady." Meanwhile, Scout's father, Atticus Finch, must contend with competing demands of thoughtfulness, self-reliance, and masculinity that ultimately stunt his effectiveness within an unjust society. Blackford charts the identity dilemmas of other key characters---the mysterious Boo Radley, the young outsider Dill (modeled on Lee's lifelong friend Truman Capote), the oppressed victim Tom Robinson---in similarly intriguing ways.

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