The Colors of Our Skin: Translation and Commentary of Color de piel 公开

Helsens, Owen (Spring 2025)

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This honors thesis explores the racial constructs of the Dominican Republic, resulting from a complex colonial history, Haiti's and The United States’ occupation of the Dominican Republic, and Trujillo’s dictatorship. These events are nuanced within Jeannette Miller’s novel, Color de piel, my translation of which is the crux of this work. Miller juxtaposes racial hegemonic frameworks within the United States and the Dominican Republic, two settings of this novel. Via the translation of fifteen sections of this narrative, my thesis highlights how race is embodied through the characters of Miller's novel, showing the readers an internal struggle with race and identity that permeates Dominican society.

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Critical Introduction 1

The Colors of Our Skin 25

Talking to myself 25

Savannah, Georgia, 1916 34

Violeta 35

Peter Jacob 40

Violeta 45

June Rose 49

Gunter 52

KKK 55

Violeta 56

The General’s House 60

Negros, no! 63

Negros, yes! 67

Savannah 70

Savannah, 2016 74

Talking to myself 75

Bibliography 76

References 79

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