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

in full from the silver screen" (Morrison 97). Consequently, Pauline Breedlove becomes more and more wrapped up in her life as the...

In a paper consisting of five pages the shared theme of an identity search as reflected in these texts by John Okada, Ralph Elliso...

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 discusses the way in which Toni Morrison handles the issue of racism as the definition of belonging, beauty and ...

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...

In six pages this paper examines the ties to the South northern based characters have in The Bluest Eye, Jazz, and Beloved by Toni...

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the relationship between black poetry and literature with jazz and blues music with...

In twelve pages this paper examines how reality is perceived in the literary works Jazz by Toni Morrison, Waiting for Godot by Sam...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these novels by Toni Morrison in terms of how each feature murders. There are no ...

would then include the contrast and comparison on how the characters dealt with racism and their subjectivity to it. Finally, the ...

a very unexpected place: her fears. She is so terrified that life is simply going to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyze...

as he, also, is an exile from civilization (12). Also like Prospero, Valerian exerts control over the rest of the characters (Walt...

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

beginning, as we see the characters in a somewhat present condition, a condition wherein the women are not slaves, we also see tha...

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

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 ...

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

where people were loud as they danced and sung amidst a house that was less than perfectly organized. As we can see in this very s...

all her transitions into adulthood. She feels she is special, because of her religion, and is, in many ways, without a strong p...

in her own tragedy. While Sethe is still enslaved, she is treated by Schoolteachers despicable nephews as if she were no more th...

Morrisons work because water is symbolic of Beloveds need to fulfill a basic desire, but also a thirst for freedom. Another impo...

extremely close friends. Nel is abandoned by her husband, Jude, when she catches him making love to Sula. This is a double loss fo...

However, each contact with the white community in the town below reminds the reader of the constraints established by racial bigot...

- with particular emphasis placed upon people of the dominant white race. Slavery has constructed the interior life of African-Am...

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...

end, giving us a young woman who was never able to come to terms with her race, her sexuality, or her gender. She is the character...

relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...

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