Los hijos del horror en Strange Music, de Laura Fish

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https://doi.org/10.24197/ersjes.43.2022.289-307

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narrativa neoesclavista, línea materna, desconexión, mujeres negras

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Strange Music, de Laura Fish, es una novela que describe las vidas de tres mujeres diferentes, traumatizadas y desconectadas de sus hijos como consecuencia de los efectos duraderos de la esclavitud. El sistema de esclavitud, así como las secuelas del opresivo patriarcado del hombre blanco, confinan a Elizabeth, Kaydia y Sheba de tal manera que no pueden obtener la orientación y el apoyo materno. Como resultado, la perspectiva que las tres protagonistas tienen hacia sus hijos cambia drásticamente. Este artículo pretende centrarse en la importancia de la línea materna, su desconexión y sus consecuencias a través de un análisis minucioso de Strange Music, de Laura Fish.

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2022-11-23

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Los hijos del horror en Strange Music, de Laura Fish. (2022). ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies, 43, 289-307. https://doi.org/10.24197/ersjes.43.2022.289-307