Black Consciousness in Alice Walker’s The Temple of My Familiar

Abstract

This research examines the idea of Black consciousness in Alice Walker’s The Temple of My Familiar. Most of the events of the novel revolve around the issue of Black consciousness of the characters. This Black consciousness inspires them to resist white privilege and redefine the black world by using their perspectives. So, this thesis argues that Black consciousness, which comes through the memorization of ancient myth, rituals, art and legend, enables the Black people to resist all white privilege and prejudice that empower them culturally and spiritually.