Abstract
The efforts made by black females to struggle against the gender and racial discrimination used to be the topic of plenty of novels and A Mercy was exactly such a novel to reveal the tragic experiences of the black girl, Florens. In this thesis, the growth of Florens will be analyzed from three aspects: the change of her self-identification, the development of her understanding of gender relationship, and the change of her comprehension of mother-child relationship. And the reasons for her growth can be concluded as these three factors: her mother’s rejection, the inequality between males and females, and racial discrimination.
Keywords: Toni Morrison; A Mercy; Florens; growth
Contents
Abstract
摘要
1. Introduction-1
2. Literature Review-2
3. Growth of Florens in A Mercy-3
3.1 Development of her self-identification-3
3.2 Her understanding of gender relationships-5
3.3 Her understanding of mother-child relationship-7
4. Reasons for the Growth of Florens-9
4.1 Her mother’s rejection-9
4.2 Inequality between males and females-9
4.2 Racial discrimination-10
5. Conclusion-10
Works Cited-12
