Date of Award
Spring 5-1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors College Theses
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Jo Ann Marx
Second Advisor
Dr. Joyce W. O'Rourke
Third Advisor
Dr. Beverly Wade
Abstract
Negative images of black females are often depicted in American fiction. Black female authors are accepting the challenge of reconstructing these negative images into more positive ones. Gloria Naylor is one of these authors who has taken on the quest of focusing on the black female in her novels. Her novels, Bailey's Cafe and Mama Day, are two of her tools used for reconstructing images of black femininity. She uses the character of Eve (Bailey's Cafe) and Mama Day (Mama Day) to depict strong, initiative women.
Recommended Citation
Carodine, Crystal L., "Mysticism and meaning in Gloria Naylor's Bailey's cafe and Mama Day" (1999). Electronic Dissertations and Theses. 55.
https://digitalcommons.subr.edu/dissertations_theses/55