|
|
This is only a preview of the paper
Click here to register and get the full text.
Existing members click here to login
|
|
|
In reading Walker’s “Advancing Luna and Ida B. Wells” in a queer manner—that is, using a queer theory that suggests hidden homosexual desire between the unnamed narrator and Luna—I realized that this would basically mean that I would be dealing with an inversion of homosocial love. It is likely that Walker did not write this story wishing to write about homosexual desire, but if read with a queer eye, the addressee will find parallels that deal with strong homosexual implications between the black narrator and the white Luna. ...
While reading any story, it is important to always keep in mind that nothing is said by accident, that everything is said for a reason. ... Given a queer reading of this story it would indeed signify this. ... In a queer reading of this story we have to trust what the narrator is telling us, we have to assume that everything she tells us is true and is said for a reason—that nothing is said by accident. ... The narrator’s vision, or point of view, in a queer reading relies on the reader being able to read with a minimalist mind. ... When I say naked eye, I am also referring to a heteronormative reading, a reading of the text that normally assumes that all desires are heterosexual desires. One could do a thorough and coherent reading of this story given a heteronormative reading, but a queer reading would bring up points that would otherwise be overlooked.
A reading that takes sexuality into account affects the discourses of gender and race in the text by paying close attention to the narrative, its reliability, its focus, and paying close attention to any implications regarding the slightest attraction between two people of the same sex. In addition, when examining this story using a queer theory, it will affect the discourses if race by reducing its significance. ... This type of reading also helps the reader constantly on a close watch of details—details either expressed by the reader or by a certain character.
Approximate Word count = 1617
Approximate Pages = 6.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
|
|
|
|