Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Clark, John David URN etd-11042006-104708 Title Finding Love Among Extreme Opposition in Toni Morrison's Jazz and Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter Degree Master of Arts Department English Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Audrey Goodman Committee Chair Christopher Kocela Committee Member Pearl Mchaney Committee Member Keywords
- Toni Morrison
- love
- Julia Kristeva
- Jacques Derrida
- deconstruction
- confluence
- Abjection
- opposition
- post-modernism
- Eudora Welty
Date of Defense 2006-07-26 Availability unrestricted Abstract In Toni Morrison’s Jazz and Eudora Welty’s The Optimist’s Daughter, extreme opposition is prevalent as the authors describe the makeup of each character, as well as the setting and plot in these novels. What are they accomplishing by portraying such opposition? By using Jacque Derrida’s deconstructive theory and Julia Kristeva’s definition of abjection as theoretical guides to navigate these novels, examples of how both authors use extreme opposition in each element of their works are cited and explored. Through this process, the realization that opposing extremes can harmoniously lie side by side and have as many similarities as differences is discovered. By the conclusion, the unifying quality that love plays in both novels, as well as the authors’ intents to change their readers traditional concept of love, is evident.Files
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