Obasan: Revelations in a Paradoxical Scheme

Obasan: Revelations in a Paradoxical Scheme

Joy Kogawa's novel "Obasan" is critiqued. "Obasan" is full of paradoxical revelations in both the novel's artistic devices and its thematic layout: The device of containing Emily's voice in the package creates a reverse effect of heightening the impact of speech th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Melus 1993-12, Vol.18 (4), p.5-20
1. Verfasser: Ueki, Teruyo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Buddhism
Canadian literature
Christian symbolism
Japanese Canadians
Kogawa, Joy
Literary criticism
Literature
Manna
Mothers
Novels
Portrayals
Prairies
Riddles
Silence
Spiritual love
String
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Zusammenfassung:Joy Kogawa's novel "Obasan" is critiqued. "Obasan" is full of paradoxical revelations in both the novel's artistic devices and its thematic layout: The device of containing Emily's voice in the package creates a reverse effect of heightening the impact of speech through controlled exposure while bringing out the hidden depth of the language of silence.
ISSN:0163-755X
1946-3170
DOI:10.2307/468116