Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)-- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Confession and crime, confession as crime: Williams' Tituba's children and Miller's The crucible -- Confrontation and challenge: Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie as response to the murder of Emmett Till -- Condemnation as redress: Herman Melville's Benito Cereno, Richard Wright's Man, God ain't like that, and Robert Lowell's Benito Cereno -- Celebration of family as a means of difference and hope: Hansberry's A raisin in the sun and Odets' Awake and sing! -- Conclusion: intentions and impacts.
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