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and sung amidst a house that was less than perfectly organized. As we can see in this very simple beginning, a beginning that sets...

life of the white people in society. Morrison often uses excerpts, that gradually become very distorted and run together in lines,...

It is also interesting to note that when they grow, and separate, they take on the roles of their mothers: "Nel struggles to a con...

to the community, a clear case of moral ambiguity wherein Sula and her family felt they had a right and that their behavior was, o...

planned any of it, but he had to know that one day, after Macon hit her, hed see his mothers hand cover her lips as she searched w...

"blackness" and the sense that the darker a person is, the less worthy they are of gaining social acceptance. In fact, Pecola is ...

world with it" (Morrison PG). Morrison shows how overcoming stereotypical racial images is not an easy accomplishment in Pecolas...

in school show happy white children. Pecola surmises that happiness comes from being white, or acting white. Being beautiful meant...

friendship: conflict between human beings. The exact manner in which Morrison reveals this conflict is an integral component to t...

relationship with this woman. But after years, when he is in his early thirties, he loses interest and breaks off their relationsh...

relationship with this woman. But after years, when he is in his early thirties, he loses interest and breaks off their relationsh...

money, and she now has nothing. With this simple background in mind we note that she, at one time, wanted to explore herself an...

very beginning of the book a reader understands that this will not be, in any way, a "usual" story, especially as the logic behind...

Jadine and Sons respective interpretations of race and social stature represent. That each conflict intertwines with one another ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the characters of Milkman Dead and his father Macon in Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solo...

This 6 page paper discusses the concept of the separation between the Self and Other, as realized by Toni Morrison in her novel Su...

must be left on a shelf, out of reach and safe from being broken. Macon Deads desire for a slice of metaphoric pie--the American ...

mass culture for anyone who is not included in it and for African-Americans especially, usually requires a leaving of ones own sel...

This 5 page paper analyzes The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and the way in which she observes the standards of beauty society sets,...

shod. Geraldine did not talk to him, coo to him, or indulge him in kissing bouts, but she saw that every other desire was fulfill...

This 6 page paper discusses the way in which Toni Morrison considers women's self-esteem issues in her novel Song of Solomon. The ...

This 8 page paper discusses the development of the character of Milkman Dead in Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon. The writer ...

This 6 page paper argues that Milkman Dead, a character in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, can be described as a classic hero. Th...

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which Shadrack is affected by patriarchal and racial issues throughout the course ...

This 5 page paper explores the concepts of virtue and self-discipline and how self-discipline applies to virtue in Toni Morrison's...

This 5 page paper discusses the relationship among the female characters in Toni Morrison's Sula and The Fox by D.H. Lawrence. The...

This 4 page paper describes Toni Morrison's use of imagery and metaphor in her novel Tar Baby....

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts two novels, The Wedding by Dorothy West and Jazz by Toni Morrison. The novels are the onl...

which are primarily told through an oral tradition, combining the blues with the cultural wisdoms. "The blues are first represente...

after Macon hit her, hed see his mothers hand cover her lips as she searched with her tongue for any broken teeth...and that on th...