Abstract

This research aims to study the problem of racism, violence, and female subjectivity and examine the optimistic social concerns in the selected works of Gayl Jones. Modern female writers receive a great deal of criticism, to the point that it is implied that they lack literary merit and are betraying their position. Gayl Jones was targeted for similar reasons as well. In an attempt to examine racial issues and the consequences of African Americans' fight for racial equality, this study centers on three novels: Corregidora, Eva's Man, Mosquito, and the poem Song for Anninho by Gayl Jones. The present research discusses the traumatic memory of violence in which the Afro-American people suffer. Gayl Jones advocates a strong sense of society and a harmonious and respectable relationship between black men and women, which can be used to strengthen the bond between African American communities and to fight against racism.