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THE DEBT TO MINORITY LITERATURE: IMAGES OF CHANGE AND ACTION IN RECENT WHITE LITERATURE.
Abstract
The broader application of the term American Minority Literature, as suggested by this dissertation, seems symbolic of a change in American, and perhaps Western, goal orientation. White people as represented by some white spokesmen seem to be learning a revolutionary consciousness with and from their non-white brothers and sisters. The consciousness includes a new way of looking at formerly sacrosanct attitudes and institutions, a recognition that the cultural values of mainstream American society are in some cases non- and counter-productive, and a growing willingness to accept whatever levels of risk and pain are necessary to accomplish the fundamental change. It is simply too early to determine whether the depth of this symbolic literary reallignment heralds a meaningful change in American life-styles. It does seem clear that America is in the midst of major literary and social change. This reader feels that, on balance, such changes are both positive and in the direction called for by representative authors of American Minority Literature. If America is a surviving and healthy place into the twenty-first century, this dissertation suggests that American min- ority authors will have to be given a share of the credit.
Subject Area
Modern literature|Literature
Recommended Citation
WILLEY, MICHAEL LEE, "THE DEBT TO MINORITY LITERATURE: IMAGES OF CHANGE AND ACTION IN RECENT WHITE LITERATURE." (1973). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI7413032.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI7413032