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...

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Publicado en:	Canadian Review of American Studies Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 95 - 120
Autor principal:	Rolston, Simon
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Toronto Press 2018
Materias:	Old Boys, Old Girls (Short story) Formerly incarcerated people Prisoners in literature American literature Jones, Edward, 1951- Resistance to government in literature Shame in literature
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