Abstract
This article employs New Historicism to analyze F. Odun Balogun's short story "Mother and Son," exploring its reflection of social, political, and cultural dynamics. By examining the story through a New Historicism lens, this analysis sheds light on the complexities of navigating a rapidly changing society while acknowledging the enduring racial barriers faced by the narrator.
The essay was created in response to an assignment prompt that asked students to choose a literary theory and apply it to a story in order to argue for the story's meaning.
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frascella, mattie l.
(2024)
"Mother and Son, by F Odun Balogen, A Brief Analysis Through the Lens of New Historicism,"
FUSION: Vol. 1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/fusion/vol1/iss1/9