5/19/2023 0 Comments Caucasia sennaBirdie’s world and the people who populate are brought to life in striking detail. This larger scope allows for more depth, both in terms of character and themes. Its structure takes a far more traditional route, something in the realms of a bildungsroman novel. But whereas Symptomatic and New People present their readers with short and deeply unnerving narratives that blur the lines between reality and the fantastical, Caucasia is a work that is deeply grounded in realism. Similarly to her later novels, Symptomatic and New People, Caucasia is a work that is heavily concerned with race, racial passing, and identity. With piercing and heart-wrenching clarity, Danzy Senna captures on the page the psychological and emotional turmoils experienced by her young protagonist. It’s the only way how.”Įnthralling and haunting, Caucasia makes for a dazzling coming-of-age story. From up above, you can see everything at once. And it seems like from then on there’s always this yearning for some place that doesn’t exist. You can’t live with it, you can’t live away from it. When you leave your home and wander really far, you always think, ‘I want to go home.’ But then you come home, and of course it’s not the same.
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