John Grimes' Quest for Identity in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain

ZANNOU Kilanko Adièle

Numéro 7 – Année 2014 (2014) Page(s) 131 - 149 ISSN 2076-6130

Many african writers like Leopold Sedar senghor made the apology of the african culture. Some African writers even talked about the African culture as if it was the norm from which standpoint all other culture could be regarded as inferior. However were different for african American writers who brought up in an environment where the European culture was viewed as the norm. For example, James Baldwin, a 20th century African American found difficult to determine in such a multicultural context or melting pot who really he was. Under such circumstances, James Baldwin could hardly overlook the question of racial identity. In this article, through the study of his main character, John Grimes’ quest for identity, we will try to understand the position defended by the writer on the issue of racial identity in his of his first autobiographical novel Go Tell It on the Montain.

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ZANNOU Kilanko Adièle. « John Grimes' Quest for Identity in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain ». Revue Ivoirienne de Langues Étrangères, Numéro 7, 2014, p. 131. ISSN 2076-6130.