Indefinite ethnicity in fact and fiction: 'Invisible color' or 'honkified meanderings'? (James McBride, Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, Danzy Senna, Rosellen Brown).

摘要

Passing, both standard and reverse, is the process of changing ethnicity. The methodology of reverse passing varies, but claiming "no color" is ineffective in fact and fiction as can be seen in James McBride's The Color of Water, Shirlee Taylor Haizlip's The Sweeter the Juice, Danzy Senna's Caucasia, and Rosellen Brown's Half a Heart. The characters in these texts attempt indefinite ethnicity by denying color and are prone to restlessness and failure until they accept racial duality.