Starting From a Ground Level
A Hope of Reconciliation in Lucy’s Silence and Subjection in Disgrace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21806013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xue Chen (0009-0002-4890-2532), Chen Xue (0009-0006-6345-2516, Taishan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1452-1456 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692 |
| Publisher | Academy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17507/tpls.1111.13 |
| OpenAlex | W3210406950 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper focuses on Lucy’s double predicaments as a white woman in post-apartheid South Africa in J.M. Coetzee’s novel Disgrace. As an heir of settler history and as the other to men in the patriarchal society, Lucy becomes a scapegoat of history and is raped by three black men. With a post-colonial interpretation of Lucy’s rape, this paper interprets Lucy’s silence about her rape and subjection to the blacks as her efforts to achieve a peaceful relationship with the blacks. Her determination to love the child bred in hatred by the black rapists shows a hope of reconciliation between whites and blacks through forgiveness and love
Aesthetics · Art · Forgiveness · Hatred · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Scapegoat · Silence · Sociology · Theology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |