Death, What Gives Life Life in Ascent to Omai

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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.386How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Wilson Harris, Ascent to Omai, the theme of life and death in literary works, Mexican folk culture, Caribbean literature

Abstract

Wilson Harris’s exposure to both indigenous and Western culture provided him with a well-rounded understanding of the importance of death. In Ascent to Omai, the contrasting concepts in the book are so fluid and ambiguous that the author manages to cross the line into a gray area. The paper also examines the culture context especially the Mexican folk culture that influenced his narratives and formed his philosphy of life and death.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Siyu He
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DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - Death, What Gives Life Life in Ascent to Omai
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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