Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ351811
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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"Black Boy": A Story of Soul-Making and a Quest for the Real.
Howland, Jacob
Phylon, v47 n2 p117-27 Jun 1986
The general character and significance of a quest for the real gives "Black Boy" its special form. The autobiography displays the development of Wright's soul and the nature of his own specifically artistic quest. The opening scene metaphorically prefigures the shape and movement of Wright's formative experiences as a whole. (LHW)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Black Literature, Black Studies, Literary Criticism, Symbols (Literary)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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