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Gee, James Paul – Journal of Education, 1989
Argues that the ability to narrate experience relies upon pervasive, culturally shared, and unquestioned myths. Analyzes the oral narrative of a seven-year-old Black female elementary school student. (FMW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Background, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices