The Black Madonna – Caught between Cultures

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The Black Madonna – Caught between Cultures

Zusammenfassung des Kapitels 'The Black Madonna'

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Muriel Spark, 1948

Setting

near by Liverpool early 50ies

Point of View

3rd person narrator, unlimited point of view, omnicient narrator.

Characters

Lou Parker- catholic, white, snobish, boring,she catigorises people, has a sister. Raymond Parker - catholic, liberal minded, the husband of Lou, white, equality is important. Henry - black, from Jamaika, works with Raymond by Motors, he is in hospital for a short time, goes back to Jamaika Oxford - black, from Jamaika. Elisabeth Parker - 8 children, sister of lou, widdow, poor, gets money of her sister.

Plot

Exposition - setting: Black Madonna + Henry and Oxford + Parkers and their surrounding Conflict/ Rising action - visit at the sister, talking about to have a baby, want to put in for a baby by the Black Madonna. Climax - Lou and Raymond gets a black baby. Resolution - They give up the baby for adaption. They didn´t changes their bad features.

Themes

Racism Integration Religion Family conflict

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