Roselily

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1973

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How does the juxtaposition between Roselily’s interiority and her external surroundings mirror the struggles she has faced in her life?

How do Roselily and her groom exemplify two prominent figures of the Civil Rights movement, the Black Southern Baptist and the Black Muslim? How do they deviate from those roles?

The story frequently alludes to bondage when it refers to the institution of marriage. What does marriage mean to Roselily? Does the story resolve her concerns? If so, how?