The Quest for Whiteness in Willa Cather’s "My Ántonia" (1918) and Henry Roth’s "Call It Sleep" (1934)

The aim of this paper is to trace the assimilation process of European immigrants to the United States at the turn of the century in Willa Cather’s My Antonia (1918) and Henry Roth’s Call It Sleep (1934). Bearing in mind the historical relevance of race and whiteness in the United States, I analyse...

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Main Author: Mireia Vives Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/jes/article/view/4757