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Project #1: The Dissolution of Mrs. White & Abeng
Project #1: The Dissolution of Mrs. White & Abeng
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1
The Conch Shell Represents...
Possible symbolism for Cliff sharing her message/story to her readers
Tool of liberation used by the Maroon armies to pass messages to each other
Both Clare and the Conch as complex figures
Clare's hybridity
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What is Cliff's Style of Writing?
social and political analysis
science fiction
short stories
poetry
3
Prominent Themes Throughout Abeng & the Dissolution of Mrs. white
Family/ heritage
Coming of Age/ Identity
Victimization & Reselience
Revenge
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Significance of Kitty Savage
"Kitty" was the name Anne Frank addressed all her diary letters to
The shortening of "Katherine" to "Kitty" feminizes and diminishes her name
A family name given to her by her great grandmother representing resilience
Her name is symbolic of a Cat: Kitty is soft but has claws
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The Father of Clare, Boy...
Tries to suppress his Jamaican heritage
Feels more comfortable in Jamaica than America because of his heritage
Clashed views with Kitty on their families racial identity
Both A & C
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How is the novel written?
None of the above
First Person Omniscient: shows Boy's yearn to disidentify from his culture
First Person Omniscient: allow readers to predict the resentment toward Zoe
Third Person Omniscient: emphasizes how unaware Clare is of of her heritage
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Who is Michelle Cliff?
Cliff’s creative life was dedicated to give voice to suppressed histories
Educated in an all-girls high school in Jamaica
Was born into a white family in Kingston, Jamaica
Moved to Staten Island in a heavily West Indian neighborhood
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What do the howling dogs symbolize?
Foreshadowing Kitty's future
The struggles immigrant have to endure
Boy's resiliance
Personifies Kitty's death
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Michele Cliff is a known author of...
relational autobiographies
auto-ethnographies
anthrologies
cultural geniologies
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Significance of the name "Mrs. White"
Who Kitty will always aim to be morally
Represents The American Dream
The name is meant to draw attention to societal class
The face of the laundry shop Kitty works at
