Research Article | Open Access
PORTRAYAL OF FRANNIE’S HOPE IN FEATHERS BY JACQUELINE WOODSON
Mrs. Vinodini S. K., Dr. P. Kolappadhas,
Pages: 360-362
Abstract
Set in the turbulent, post-integration 1970s, the story follows Frannie, a sixth grade girl attending an African-American high school. When tensions turbulent, post-integration Frannie thinks constantly of a line from an Emily Dickenson poem she learned in school: 'hope is the thing with feathers'. The idea of hope permeates nearly every aspect of Feathers. Frannie, the protagonist of this novel is so taken by the poem because the circumstances of her own life make it difficult to retain hope. Frannie is so taken by the poem because the circumstances of her own life make it difficult to retain hope. This article tries to portray Frannie’s hope, how it develops in course of the novel and how she holds on to the good memories in life and feel comforted by hope - because hope is all around.
Keywords
Turbulent, Post-Integration, Embarrassment, Dejection, Race, Prejudice and Retain Hope.