Abstract

This paper reads Harper's Lola Leroy from a different perspective. As a noel that is concerned with black identit, it subverts the degrading stereotypes of the black community. In the novel, Harpers rejects the socially-constructed stereotypes through the characters she employs. These stereotypes lead to the marginalisation and exclusion of the black in both the Norh and the South. In turn, Harper creates a new image for the black people, which comes through the skillful planning of the the evenets in the novel and the deliberate employment of language.

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