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In Toni Cade Bambara’s “Gorilla, My Love,” the author uses Hazel to convey the complexities surrounding a child’s view of family love. In this story, Hazel describes how love is portrayed within the complex framework of her family’s relationships by describing their day-to-day interactions. The central themes of love, family bonding, protection, and jealousy are each addressed as the story progresses, as well as the inferiority that Hazel must struggle with as a child within her family. In the end, this story describes how Hazel sees love portrayed within her familial network, and how she, as a child, comprehends this love.
The theme of familial love and its emotional counterparts, jealousy and fear, are portrayed through Hazel’s description of her uncle’s love for the “skinny woman in a countrified dress.
Approximate Word count = 604 Approximate Pages = 2.4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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