A Study of Double Consciousness in Lauri Lemberg's St. Croix Avenue and Paula Ivaska Robbins' Below Rollstone Hill



: Ghasemi Mehdi

Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

: 2021

: Immigrants and Minorities

: IMMIGRANTS AND MINORITIES

: IMMIGR MINOR

: 38

: 3

: 254

: 278

: 25

: 0261-9288

: 1744-0521

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2021.1916475

: https://doi.org/10.1080/02619288.2021.1916475

: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/59398662


In this paper, I analyse the Du Boisian concept of 'double consciousness' and offer an overview of its different implications. I then approach Lauri Lemberg's St. Croix Avenue and Paula Ivaska Robbins' Below Rollstone Hill from the perspective of this concept. A comparative study of these novels enables me to detect and contextualise cases of double consciousness within both texts as related to Finnish immigrants in the United States. I also argue how this 'double consciousness' affects the lives and ethnic identities of Finnish immigrant characters. In line with a contextual analysis, a textual analysis in the form of close reading will also be undertaken in order to offer a better understanding of the functions of 'double consciousness' for Finnish characters in both literary works.

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