CONSTRUCTION OF FEMALE IDENTITY IN THE NEO-SLAVE NARRATIVE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TONI MORRISON’S BELOVED AND A MERCY
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
This chapter introduces the study and provides the background by presenting a discussion on what identity and neo-slave narratives are. It also gives a justification for the study, biography of the author, synopsis of the two texts, statement of problem and the purpose of study. Finally, it presents the research questions that will guide the study, the theoretical framework and the methodology.
1.1 Background to the Study
Identity is created through the collection of features that apply to our inner and outer selves, such as skin colour, gender, profession, sexual preferences, religion, language, etc. The combination of these features then distinguishes us from other people. It is also possible for a group of people to collect features that distinguish them from other groups. Identity can be defined as the traits and characteristics, social relations, roles and social group memberships that define who one is. Karen Cerulo (1997:1) indicates that identity represents “ideas, ideologies and ways of seeing the world around us”. Some key parts of identity are “gender, social class, age, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity” and these aspects of identity have important roles in deciding how one understands people and experiences the world. Cerulo (1997:2) goes on to say that “the study of identity forms a critical cornerstone of modern sociological thought; that is, identity studies have evolved and grown central to current sociological discourse.” Sociologists have “focused primarily on the formation of the “me”, exploring the ways in which interpersonal interactions moulds an individual’s sense of self” (3).
The identity of the female is the focal point of feminist criticism and the latter, as one of the most important issues, deals with the concept of female identity as it (female identity) appears in numerous literary, sociological, anthropological and political studies; it represents a border issue in several fields of study. Female identity can be regarded as the traits and characteristics, social relations, roles and social group memberships that characterises who the female is. Andrea Puskas (2013) adds a critical dimension to the study of female identity, she discusses various approaches that highlight the concept of female identity. In agreement with Puskas, it can be said that these varied views, when collected and amalgamated into a whole, can create a “colourful patchwork” embracing all the aspects and perspectives of womanhood. As mentioned by Puskas, the first approach in understanding female identity is the “historical perspective” and this is best articulated by the likes of Virginia Woolf, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar: They stress that women can be on the right path towards comprehending their identity and position only if they go back to the past and have a look at what happened to their mothers and grandmothers. (Puskas 2013:11)
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