Mother and Son, by F Odun Balogen, A Brief Analysis Through the Lens of New Historicism

This article employs New Historicism to analyze F. Odun Balogun\u27s short story Mother and Son, exploring its reflection of social, political, and cultural dynamics. By examining the story through a New Historicism lens, this analysis sheds light on the complexities of navigating a rapidly changing society while acknowledging the enduring racial barriers faced by the narrator. The essay was created in response to an assignment prompt that asked students to choose a literary theory and apply it to a story in order to argue for the story\u27s meaning