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- Title
Betwixt and between: Liminality in George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo.
- Authors
Mathew, Raisun
- Abstract
The Civil War (1861-65) and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln have been game-changers in the history of America predominantly because of the Emancipation Proclamation that provided freedom to the slaves. George Saunders' debut novel Lincoln in the Bardo extends the scope of the plot through the fictional depiction of Abraham Lincoln's personal and presidential roles. The paper seeks to focus on the in-between state/s of the fictional character of Abraham Lincoln influenced by the settings and situation that produces transitional attributes to the novel. Availing the 'processual framework' of liminality proposed by Victor Turner, the liminal existence of Abraham Lincoln in the novel caused by the demise of his son Willie Lincoln and the savage political situation in America is traced. The findings derived from the analytical interpretation of the text reveal the presence of multiple liminal experiences in the character of Abraham Lincoln.
- Subjects
SAUNDERS, George, 1958-; AMERICAN literature; FICTIONAL characters; LINCOLN, Abraham, 1809-1865; LIMINALITY; LIBERTY; SLAVERY
- Publication
Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities & Social Sciences, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 1, p157
- ISSN
2069-1025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5281/zenodo.10968031