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Deposing the man of the house: Terry McMillan rewrites the family
- Source :
- MELUS. Summer 1997, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p105, 13 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- In Terry McMillan's first novel, Mama, Mildred's husband is holding fiercely to his notion of being the 'man of the house' within the nuclear family: Crook...found his thick brown leather [...]
- Subjects :
- Family -- Social aspects -- Portrayals
African American women authors -- Criticism and interpretation -- Social aspects
African American authors -- Social aspects
American fiction -- Social aspects
Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
Literature/writing
Criticism and interpretation
Social aspects
Portrayals
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0163755X
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- MELUS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.20175897