Issues of Identity. Caribbean Immigrants Struggling in Britain in Caryl Phillips' Play "Strange Fruit"

Name: Issues of Identity. Caribbean Immigrants Struggling in Britain in Caryl Phillips' Play "Strange Fruit"
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By Silvia Schilling

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Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Constance, course: Hauptseminar: ¿Criss-Crossing the Atlantic¿: Caribbean Culture and Writing in Britain, language: English, abstract: This term paper analyses identity conflicts of the Caribbean immigrants struggling in Great Britain in Caryl Phillips¿ play "Strange Fruit". First, the term ¿identity¿ is defined and the historical background concerning Caribbean immigration in Great Britain and Pan-Africanism is provided. Then, the identitiy issues of the play¿s immigrants are discussed. This discussion includes the first-generation immigrant Vivien Marshall as well as the second-generation immigrants Errol and Alvin, Vivien¿s two sons. Notions such as "playing white" and "playing black" as well as illusions and disillusionment are presented and analyzed in detail.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 24
Release Date:: 2019-01-16
Publication Date:: 2019-01-16
Publisher:: GRIN Verlag
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 3668847010
ISBN13:: 9783668847019
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 51 g
Height:: 14.8 cm
Width:: 21 cm
Thickness:: 0.3 cm

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