“Elethia” And “A Sudden Trip Home in Spring”: Alice Walker’s Womanist Response to the Issues of Black People
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Alice Walker (1944-) has brought a new dimension to black feminism with her theory of
womanism, which she explains in In Search of Our Mothers’ Garden (1983).
She aims at achieving universality by extending her struggle to all people
around the world, regardless of race,
gender, and ethnical differences. According to Walker, it requires people to
acknowledge their history, matrilineal descent, and black and
non-black authors’ works inspiring them to struggle. She represents her
womanist understanding in “Elethia” and “A Sudden Trip Home in Spring,” two
short stories in You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down (1981). The title
character of “Elethia” and Sarah in “A Sudden Trip Home in Spring” face
with their problems and realize how to struggle against them. Thus, analyzing
Walker’s selected stories, the study indicates that she presents a womanist way
out for black people in the racist and sexist society through Elethia and
Sarah.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Brewer, Krista (1981). “Writing to Survive: An Interview with Alice Walker.” Southern Exposure 9 (2): 12-15.
- Christian, Barbara (1989). “The Black Woman Artist as Wayward.” Alice Walker. (Ed.) Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 39-58.
- Davidson, Cathy N., eds. et al. (1995). The Oxford Companion to Women’s Writing in the United States. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Davis, Thadious M. (1994). “Walker’s Celebration of Self in Southern Generations.” (Ed. and intr.) “Every Day Use”: Alice Walker. New Jersey, Rutgers University. 105-123.
- Hooks, Bell. (1992). Black Looks: Race and Representation. Boston, MA: South End Press.
- Lauret, Maria. (2000). Alice Walker. New York: St. Martin's Press.
- Lorde, Audre. (1984). Sister Outsider. Berkeley: Crossing Press.
- O’Brien, John. (1973). “Alice Walker.” Interviews with Black Writers. New York: Liveright. 186-211.
- Sadoff, Dianne F. (1990). “Black Matrilineage: The Case of Alice Walker and Zora Neale Hurston.” Black Women in America: Social Science Perspectives. (Ed.) Micheline R. Malson, et al. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 197-219.
- Smith, Barbara. (1982). “Racism and Women's Studies.” All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men, But Some of Us are Brave. (Ed.) Gloria T. Hull, Patricia Bell Scott and Barbara Smith. Old Westbury, NY: Feminist Press.
- Walker, Alice. (1981). “Elethia.” You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. 27-31.
- ---. (1981). “A Sudden Trip Home in the Spring.” You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. 124-138.
- ---. (1983). In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens. Womanist Prose by Alice Walker. San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Willis, Susan. (1989). “Walker’s Women.” Alice Walker. (Ed.) Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 81-95.
Öz
Alice Walker Annelerimizin Bahçesinin Arayışında
(1983) adlı eserinde açıkladığı kadıncılık teorisiyle siyah feminizme yeni bir
boyut getirmiştir. Amacı; ırk, toplumsal cinsiyet ve etnik farklılıklara
bakmaksızın mücadelesini dünyadaki tüm insanları kapsayarak evrenselliğe
erişmektir. Bunun için, Walker’a göre, insanların tarihini, ana soyunu ve
onlara mücadele etmeleri için ilham veren siyahi ve siyahi olmayan yazarların
eserlerini kabullenip bilmesi gerekir. Walker, Kadının Hası Kolay Ezilmez (1981)
başlıklı eserindeki “Elethia” ve “İlkbahar’da Eve Ani Yolculuk” başlıklı iki öyküsünde
kadıncı anlayışını temsil etmektedir. Walker’ın kadın sorunsalına ilişkin
evrimleşen duruşunu yansıttığı için adı geçen öyküler çalışmada
incelenmektedir. “Elethia” ’nın başlık karakteri ve “İlkbahar’da Eve Ani
Yolculuk” öyküsündeki Sarah sorunlarıyla yüzleşir ve onlarla nasıl savaşabileceğini
anlar. Böylece, çalışma, Walker’ın seçilen öykülerini inceleyerek, yazarın
Elethia ve Sarah adlı karakterleriyle ırkçı ve cinsiyetçi toplumda siyahilere
kadıncı bir çıkar yol sunduğunu göstermektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Brewer, Krista (1981). “Writing to Survive: An Interview with Alice Walker.” Southern Exposure 9 (2): 12-15.
- Christian, Barbara (1989). “The Black Woman Artist as Wayward.” Alice Walker. (Ed.) Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 39-58.
- Davidson, Cathy N., eds. et al. (1995). The Oxford Companion to Women’s Writing in the United States. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Davis, Thadious M. (1994). “Walker’s Celebration of Self in Southern Generations.” (Ed. and intr.) “Every Day Use”: Alice Walker. New Jersey, Rutgers University. 105-123.
- Hooks, Bell. (1992). Black Looks: Race and Representation. Boston, MA: South End Press.
- Lauret, Maria. (2000). Alice Walker. New York: St. Martin's Press.
- Lorde, Audre. (1984). Sister Outsider. Berkeley: Crossing Press.
- O’Brien, John. (1973). “Alice Walker.” Interviews with Black Writers. New York: Liveright. 186-211.
- Sadoff, Dianne F. (1990). “Black Matrilineage: The Case of Alice Walker and Zora Neale Hurston.” Black Women in America: Social Science Perspectives. (Ed.) Micheline R. Malson, et al. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 197-219.
- Smith, Barbara. (1982). “Racism and Women's Studies.” All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men, But Some of Us are Brave. (Ed.) Gloria T. Hull, Patricia Bell Scott and Barbara Smith. Old Westbury, NY: Feminist Press.
- Walker, Alice. (1981). “Elethia.” You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. 27-31.
- ---. (1981). “A Sudden Trip Home in the Spring.” You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. 124-138.
- ---. (1983). In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens. Womanist Prose by Alice Walker. San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Willis, Susan. (1989). “Walker’s Women.” Alice Walker. (Ed.) Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. 81-95.
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| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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| Bölüm | Makaleler |
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| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 28 Nisan 2020 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Sayı: 34 |
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