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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 ...

We see that part of the past is dead, with the death of Baby Suggs who was a constant reminder of slavery and the hope inherently ...

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

forbidden to them, they have set about creating something else to be" (Morrison 52). For example, Sula would go to Nels house to s...

to those themes" (Mayo 231). Another author indicates that "Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye emphasizes the de-culturing effects o...

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

the hope inherently possessed in freedom. But, even Baby Suggs understands that slavery will always be with them. She dreamed of b...

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...

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

treated like a horse, complete with a bit in his mouth. Sethe managed to escape. In fact, because she was very pregnant and had b...

survivor of a slave ship, which crossed the water. With this crossing of the water, vast numbers of people had their way of life c...

not acknowledge Pecola as her daughter, and Pecola does not avow Pauline as her mother. Distance is quite evident in this so-calle...

that most people believe to be haunted. A friend, Paul D determines to exorcise the ghost for her. After he has done so, Sethe is ...

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

a reference to "St. Louis Blues" by W.C. Handy which is one of the very first, and most popular, of blues songs (Morrison 25). F...

of Denver and Sethes children, and many others.This establishes the idea that family is very important and thus we can assume that...

lived with her before her death and that Sethe sought her out after escaping from slavery. The presence of the baby girls ghost ...

and perverts every aspect of their lives. Unlike the Hubbards, Reginas husband, Horace Giddens, is a man of principle. He has jus...

Sula because she has divorced herself so completely from her own emotions. By the end of the novel, both characters come to the re...

remembering what happened. With disremember she is primarily taking a memory and pushing it away so that it will not become real t...

extensive use of tree imagery. E. How the tree imagery is connected to milk imagery. Conclusion As Morrisons dedication suggests, ...

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

of this is seen when she passes dandelions on the way to the store. "Why, she wonders, do people call them weeds? She thought they...

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 ...

need for all women, especially of color, to assert themselves and claim their individual identity. This narrative adds texture to...

was painful or lost" (69). Beloved wants to hear about the diamond earrings that Mrs. Garner gave Sethe to mark her marital union...

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