Titre : | Identity and Racism in Alex Haley's novel Roots : The Saga of an American Family | Type de document : | texte manuscrit | Auteurs : | Fateh Yacine Gourine, Auteur ; Abdelmoumen Chergui, Auteur ; Mohamed Naoumi, Directeur de thèse | Editeur : | Laghouat : University Amar Telidji - Department of English | Année de publication : | 2023 | Accompagnement : | 1 disque optique numérique (CD-ROM) | Langues : | Anglais | Catégories : | THESES :20 Langue et litterature anglaise
| Mots-clés : | Slavery, Alexander Haley, African Americans, racism, identity | Résumé : | African Americans responded and resisted the institution of slavery in the United States in
different ways, such as in literature and politics. The African slaves in the US provided their
stories in the form of slave narratives. Among these writers is Alexander Haley, whose slave
narrative Roots: The Saga of an American Family represents the story of a family that was
gathered and separated during a period of unsafe conditions and oppression. This memoir is
one of the many slave narratives that demonstrate the real image of slavery. In order to achieve
the dissertation's aims, the descriptive approach was employed to explore the numerous
methods by which the slaves' community resisted slavery and to investigate the novel's primary
themes, literary techniques, and characters. The analytical approach was employed to explore
identity and racism in Alex Haley's novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. In
conclusion, this research sheds light on the diverse strategies of resistance employed by African
Americans in the context of slavery. It utilizes the powerful narrative of Alex Haley's Roots to
emphasize the enduring importance of these historical records in comprehending the intricate
interplay of racism, identity, and resilience within the African American community | note de thèses : | Littérature et Civillisation |
Identity and Racism in Alex Haley's novel Roots : The Saga of an American Family [texte manuscrit] / Fateh Yacine Gourine, Auteur ; Abdelmoumen Chergui, Auteur ; Mohamed Naoumi, Directeur de thèse . - Laghouat : University Amar Telidji - Department of English, 2023 . - + 1 disque optique numérique (CD-ROM). Langues : Anglais Catégories : | THESES :20 Langue et litterature anglaise
| Mots-clés : | Slavery, Alexander Haley, African Americans, racism, identity | Résumé : | African Americans responded and resisted the institution of slavery in the United States in
different ways, such as in literature and politics. The African slaves in the US provided their
stories in the form of slave narratives. Among these writers is Alexander Haley, whose slave
narrative Roots: The Saga of an American Family represents the story of a family that was
gathered and separated during a period of unsafe conditions and oppression. This memoir is
one of the many slave narratives that demonstrate the real image of slavery. In order to achieve
the dissertation's aims, the descriptive approach was employed to explore the numerous
methods by which the slaves' community resisted slavery and to investigate the novel's primary
themes, literary techniques, and characters. The analytical approach was employed to explore
identity and racism in Alex Haley's novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. In
conclusion, this research sheds light on the diverse strategies of resistance employed by African
Americans in the context of slavery. It utilizes the powerful narrative of Alex Haley's Roots to
emphasize the enduring importance of these historical records in comprehending the intricate
interplay of racism, identity, and resilience within the African American community | note de thèses : | Littérature et Civillisation |
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