A Comparison of Horatio Green and Mr. Ryder: Choices and Identity in “The Wife of His Youth”
In Charles W. Chesnutt’s “The Wife of His Youth,” Horatio Green and Mr. Ryder are doubled and thus stand in indirect contrast with one another, representing something of an inversion where identity and social standing become concerned for persons of mixed race just after the War Between the States. Indeed, their choices and actions reveal ... Read More
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