Compare and Contrast Beloved by Toni Morrison and Silko by Leslie Marmon Ceremony

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This 10 page paper compares and contrasts the novel Beloved by African- American author Toni Morrison and Ceremony, by Native American author Leslie Marmon Silko. The writer analyzes the authors' use of both physical and noncorporeal forms as a method of dealing with dichotomies, such as pleasure vs. pain; slavery vs. freedom; life vs. death. The writer describes the way in which the main character in Beloved chooses freedom at any cost while the main character in Ceremony is told to choose its opposite. There are 4 sources listed in the bibliography.