《他们眼望上苍》中的民俗文化展现

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1、分类号学校代码10542密级学号201002080830OntheFolMoricRepresentationsinThe／rEyesWereWatchingGod《他们眼望上苍》中的民俗文化展现指导教师姓名、职称莶坚坌塾撞学科专业墓堡适主塞鲎研究方向墓差塞鲎：湖南师范大学学位评定委员会办公室二0一三年五月IIllllUIIIlllIIlllllIY2326101OntheFolMoricRepresentationinbyHuangMeilingSupervisedbyJiangJiansongSub

2、mittedtoForeignStudiesCollegeInpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofMasterofArtsinthesubjectofEnglishLanguageandLiteratureHunanNormalUniversityChangshaMay,2013AsTheireyesWereWatchingGoddidnotconformtOthetrendof‘‘protestliterature’’ofthe1920sa

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5、ovelalargeamountoffolkloricelements，whichisnotmerelyanexpressionofherlovefortheblackculturaltraditions，butalsoameansofawakeningblackradialconsciousnessandreconstructingblackcultureidentity．InthetimeofliarlemRenaissance，blackwriterswerefacedwiththedilemma

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7、ication．Besides，bypresentingblackfolklore，Hurstoncritidizedwhiteculturalvaluesandconveyedherhopeofracialequalityindirectly．Ontheotherhand，byinjectingherloveofblackfolkloreintoTheirEyesshetriedtoarouseanechoinblacksandmakethemrediscovertheirtraditionalcul

8、ture，enhancetheirracialpride，helpthemgetoutoftheshadowof“doubleconsciousness"andreconstructtheircultureidentityConsequently,likemostAfricanAmericans，Hurstonhadastrongracialconsciousnessandadesireforracialequality．Shewasonl