Shame and the Ex-Convict: The New Jim Crow, African American Literature, and Edward P. Jones's “Old Boys, Old Girls”.
This article initiates a discussion about the ex-convict in American literature through an analysis of Edward P. Jones's 2004 short story “Old Boys, Old Girls.” More specifically, it discusses how shame polices African American ex-convicts' post-prison lives and uses “Old Boys” to consider the limit...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Review of American Studies Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 95 - 120 |
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University of Toronto Press
2018
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