![]() All of these topics have seen further discussion, and I do not want to apporach them today. When I read the book, I could not help but think about Hurricane Katrina, the myth of Medea and Jason, and the symbolic relationship between Esch and her brother Skeetah’s fighting dog China. At CLA, I heard a paper on the private and the public in regards to sex in the novel, as well as in relation to Pecola Breedlove’s experiences in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (1972). ![]() ![]() The novel, of course, contains numerous items that warrant exploration and discussion. Ward provided the keynote speech at the conference’s awards banquet, and upon hearing her, I knew that I had to reach onto my shelf, pull down Esch’s story, and read it. Jesmyn Ward delivering the keynote address at the 2016 CLA awards banquetĪfter attending the 2016 College Language Association (CLA) conference, I finally read Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones (2011). ![]()
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