The MotherLand As Mirror Reflections On Identit — страница 2

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Her failure liesin the distinct correlation in the novel between the reflective quality of themother-daughter relationship and the land of their birth. This is the reasonthat keeps Christophine, despite all her love, from being Antoinette s mirror . Antoinette Cosway is a girl without a nation. She is alien in any settingwhether it be the land of her birth or the land of her ancestors. Even thoughChristophine is essentially Antoinette mother, her strength, the only one whocan console Antoinette and understands all her complexities she cannot saveAntoinette. This love may seem boundless but it cannot over step one deepdivide–Antoinette is not and can never be one of Christophine s people. Christophine cannot see herself in Antoinette. The reflection is one sided.Antoinette

cannot be a part of the island, she is a lone and dying exoticbreed–a strange mix of Creole culture and English skin. She exists in themargin, she is a blur of different textures that are destined to decay in thewake of the passing colonial way of life. This gap cannot be bridged by love,hope or understanding –for it is as wide as the Sargasso. She cannot belong: It is that song about white cockroach. That s me. That s what they call us who where here before their own people in Africa sold them to slave traders. And I… The rest of the paper is available free of charge to our registered users. The registration process just couldn’t be easier.Log in or register now. It is all free!369