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From "Faithful Old Servant" to "Bantu Woman": Katherine Anne Porter's Approach to the Mammy Myth in "The Old Order"

Abstract

the news about the Miranda character was usually interpreted as an attempt by the author to deconstruct the myth of Southern Vieux. She presented the experiences of Miranda, a white girl growing in the south at the end of the 19th century. Miranda’s life is mainly determined by the myth of the white white dam of the South represented by his grandmother. This is probably the reason why the treatment of black mammy and its role in the development of the child has received little attention. Yet, by reconstructing the image of mammy through Aunt Nannie, Porter reveals its concerns about the destructive effects underlying these inter-racial relationships. In addition, Aunt Nannie changes throughout the series from ‘hungful old serving’ to ‘Bantu woman of independent means’ — a development that can be seen in parallel with that of Miranda, which, after the death of his grandmother, adopts a missed boy attitude. This change seems to indicate a significant degree of uncertainty regarding traditional gender and race roles.

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