A Study of Alice Walker’s Meridian as an Eponymous Protagonist’s Journey from Ignorance to Self-Actualization

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Ms. Trupti S. Handibag , Dr. Sudhir P. Mathpati

Civil Rights Movement, Oppression, Struggle, Self-actualization, Black, Feminism, Motherhood, Struggle

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 their daughter Meridian results in Meridian becoming a mother of one at seventeen, being expelled from school, and divorcing her husband, Eddie. After the birth of her child she becomes aware of the responsibility and takes a bold decision to hand over her child to her mother in law for upbringing and enrolls herself in Saxon Institute for her further education. After learning about the Civil Rights Movement, she realizes that this is the goal of her life and she associates herself with this movement for the rest of her life. Even though motherhood is a very intimate thing for a woman, Meridian rejects motherhood and even rejects religion. Although this is a big step, she proves that she is modern by boldly rejecting orthodox ideas. Truman comes into her life and gives her more clarity about life. Meridian is very supportive of Truman and his white wife, Lynne. Meridian has now moved beyond this relationship and sees the individual as an integral part of society, and in that spirit helps everyone. This revolutionary change in Meridian is astounding. A very ordinary black woman has achieved a very high mental state of self-actualization through extreme ups and downs.

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Ms. Trupti S. Handibag & Dr. Sudhir P. Mathpati (July-2024). A Study of Alice Walker’s Meridian as an Eponymous Protagonist’s Journey from Ignorance to Self-Actualization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(7), b169-b174. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2407118.pdf

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