The Theme of Escape in Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You

To cite this article: LAI Yuli. (2021). The Theme of Escape in Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You. Asia-Pacific Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(4), 035-039, DOI: 10.53789/j.1653-0465.2021.0104.005

To link this article: https://doi.org/10.53789/j.1653-0465.2021.0104.005

Abstract: Celeste Ng’s debut novel Everything I Never Told You describes the depressive situation of an interracial family in America. Surrounding a sixteen-year-old girl Lydia’s death, the novel portrays the family’s secrets and suffering on racial and gender issues. As every family member in the novel attempts to run away, this thesis aims to clear the theme of escape in the novel. Through analyzing the essence of their escape and exploring the hidden reasons for the escape, the paper reveals the fatal blow of racial discrimination and gender prejudice on ethnic and gender minorities in America.

Keywords: escape; racial discrimination; gender prejudice; Everything I Never Told You

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