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A 5 page paper that examines Paule Marshall's 1959 novel Brown Girl, Brownstones and discusses the factors that make this novel a universal inside observation of immigration and its challenges. The basic story and central theme of the novel are outlined and corresponding parallels pertaining to the universal experience of immigration are noted. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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to this mixture the elements of both racial and gender prejudice and the total equals three strikes against the batter before the plate is even reached. Yet this is
the situation that faced Selina Boyce as she struggled to define her identity and her place in the melting pot that was 1939 Brooklyn in Paule Marshalls Brown Girl, Brownstones.
It is the story of a daughter who represents the first American-born offspring of her Caribbean immigrant parents, therefore the story of a daughter belonging both to the new
world of her birth and the old world of her heritage. It is, in a sense, the story of the struggle faced by every immigrant who has ever crossed
both ocean and culture in search of the American dream. Brown Girl, Brownstones was first published in 1959, but it wasnt until the 1970s that the book began to be
acclaimed for both its unique use of literary West Indian dialect and its valuable insight into the American immigrant experience. Through Selina Boyce and her interaction with family and
community members, the reader is allowed a glimpse into the Depression-era world of the New York immigrant and the various racial and sexual prejudices that surrounded it. Coming of age
is never easy, and, as the reader of Brown Girl, Brownstones soon realizes, coming of age on the cusp of two cultures as a black female in Brooklyn confounds the
confusion and complexities when searching for ones place in a displaced world. II. Immigration and the Family Structure Much of Brown Girl,
Brownstones deals with the disconnected relationship between Selina and her mother, Silla. The family is fighting to rise above the poverty line, but this was a battle shared by
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