Confinement And The Risk Of Self-Discovery In Zora Neale Hurston's Seraph On The Suwanee.
Abstract
This proposed research paper is an attempt to analyse Confinement and the Risk of Self-Discovery, focusing on Zora Neale Hurston’s Seraph on the Suwanee exploring the uneasy tension between restriction and self-discovery through the character of Arvay Henson. Arvay’s existence is moulded by patriarchal norms that insist on female obedience and reliance in return for protection. Her union with Jim Meserve underscores this trade-off, where security is purchased at the cost of silence. Yet Hurston reveals that genuine identity can only be attained by embracing the risks of independence. The novel critiques Southern patriarchal systems by portraying self-discovery as both a perilous departure from convention and an essential move towards reclaiming individual autonomy.
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