Black Sisterhood in Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place

Abstract

This article examines the concept of Black Sisterhood employed in the novel, The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor. The novel exemplifies the mystical relationship between women supporting each other despite shouldering their own burden. Throughout the novel, the oppressions confronted by the black women have been dealt with authentically and the ways they find to overcome is elaborated. Considering the conditions and situations of the women in the novel, it is evident that they are triply marginalized. Black Feministic Movement and other Black Liberation Movements certainly have a telling effect on the novel’s plot construction. This article attempts to bring out the true definition of the established ideology Black Sisterhood and its application in the novel.