A Study of Alice Walker’s Meridian as an Eponymous Protagonist’s Journey from Ignorance to Self-Actualization
A Study of Alice Walker’s Meridian as an Eponymous Protagonist’s Journey from Ignorance to Self-Actualization Ms. Trupti S. Handibag Research Scholar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, MS, India Dr. Sudhir P. Mathpati Associate Professor and Research Guide Department of English Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Omerga Dist. Dharashiv, MS, India (The Paper has been published in International Journal of Novel Research and Development, Vol.-9, Issue-7 on July 7, 2024 ) Abstract: The novel Meridian reviews the life journey of the eponymous female protagonist. During the era of slavery in America, being born into a black family was a great curse, and being a woman in it was a subject of unimaginable torture. Meridian Hill is born to parents who are financially independent. Her mother also does not want children but once she has children, she takes care of them responsibly. Mrs. Hill's failure to discipline thei...