Oneirocriticism of Richard Wright’s The Long Dream

Year 2016, Volume: 17 Issue: 2, 117 - 139, 28.12.2016

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https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.282010

Abstract

The  This study offers an
exploration into the issues of race, family, and national belonging in Richard
Wright’s novel The Long Dream and
seeks to address the contentious topics of lynch culture, miscegenation,
race/ethnicity oriented national discourse, and the formation of sexual
identities in light of the sociopolitical and sociocultural milieus of the
United States, specifically, the watershed moments of slavery, Jim Crow, Fourth
of July, and American Dream in the United States history.  Furthermore, along the axis of dream
analyses, which are purported to be idiosyncratic manifestations, a discussion
on race/racism, citizenship and their literary representations, and public
demonstrations is offered.

Keywords

African American Literature, Racism, Sexuality, Citizenship, Psy-choanalytic Literary Criticism

Oneirocriticism of Richard Wright’s The Long Dream

Abstract

The This study offers an exploration into the issues of race, fam-ily, and national belonging in Richard Wright’s novel The Long Dream and seeks to address the contentious topics of lynch cul-ture, miscegenation, race/ethnicity oriented national discourse, and the formation of sexual identities in light of the sociopolitical and sociocultural milieus of the United States, specifically, the watershed moments of slavery, Jim Crow, Fourth of July, and American Dream in the United States history. Furthermore, along the axis of dream analyses, which are purported to be idi-osyncratic manifestations, a discussion on race/racism, citizen-ship and their literary representations, and public demonstra-tions is offered.

Keywords

African American Literature, Racism, Sexuality, Citi-zenship, Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism

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