Migration, Material Culture, and Identity in William Attaway's "Blood on the Forge" and Harriette Arnow's "The Dollmaker.".

Morgan, Stacy I.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Migration, Material Culture, and Identity in William Attaway's "Blood on the Forge" and Harriette Arnow's "The Dollmaker."

Morgan, Stacy I.

College English, v63 n6 p712-40 Jul 2001

Discusses how both novels share key thematic elements pertaining to the experiences of migrants from rural Appalachia to multiethnic industrial centers of the urban north. Notes that a focus on the authors' handling of material culture helps to point one with increased clarity and precision to the writerly method by which Attaway and Arnow convey particular themes effectively. (SG)

Descriptors: Characterization, Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Literary Criticism, Material Culture, Migration, Novels, United States Literature, Working Class, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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