Here Comes the Sun: Deconstructed Student EssaysMain MenuAFR 283: Islands, Archipelagoes and Black Women's Literature“The islands provide me, from a technical point of view, a microcosm in which can be seen in sharp relief many of the basic problems and conflicts which beset oppressed peoples everywhere.” -Paule Marshall, “Shaping the World of My Art”Critical VocabularyLanding page for Critical Vocab TermsUnessaysThis is the launchpad for deconstructed essaysRandi Gill-Sadler4a914792fbfb2078ef84e08319c412098bd9b469
12024-05-09T02:27:48+00:00Kasha Salia7f90ed33d9889544c9d4fec77933be51da309243Verdene and CharlesKasha Salia3plain2024-05-09T03:19:31+00:00Kasha Salia7f90ed33d9889544c9d4fec77933be51da309243
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12024-05-09T02:17:49+00:00The Witch6plain2024-05-09T02:36:08+00:00Historically, Black women have been accused of being witches for centuries. This accusation stems from the resistance to colonial White Christian practices that are deemed as the standard of life. This racist profiling often appears in literature. A popular example of this is Tituba, the Black witch of Salem. When Black women have alternative realities or perspectives on the world, white onlookers feel the need to disrupt and destroy these realities. Over time, the dissemination of colonial ideologies has entered many aspects of life, especially so in Black communities. In the novel, the character Verdene is called a witch as result of her past.
