Jan 3, 2010

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Style

Narration and Dialect
Much of the critical acclaim awarded to Gaines for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman centers around his narrative creation—Miss Jane Pittman. Jane's first-person ("I") account of one hundred years of her life in America brings a uniquely personal perspective to this historical novel. An important part of her narration is the use of dialect—a variation in language particular to a region or culture. Jane's retelling is recorded in her own rural black dialect, in this...