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Sula by Toni Morrison and the Relationship Between Nel and Sula

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...

Two Authors View Coming of Age

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

Toni Morrison, William Faulkner, and the Uses of Syntax and Language

cohesive literary glue that holds it all together. One of the ingredients of that glue is the use of language. His particular use ...

Toni Cade Bambara's Sylvia and John Updike's Sammy

first of the story, show a young man, still engrossed with pigeon holing everyone he meets. They either are good or they are bad. ...

Blues Music and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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

Four Novels and the American Dream

girl who is rejected by nearly everyone. In fact, so too is her family as the lot of them is cursed with ugliness and rejection. ...

William Shakespeare's The Tempest Featured in Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

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

First Person Narrative Approaches in Works by Toni Cade Bambara and John Updike

argue he is standing up to injustice in the world as it involves the young girls. As one author states, "At first glance, Sammy, t...

Strategic Marketing and Tony Roma

steaks (Tony Romas, 2003). One weekend during the 1970s, Tony Roma and his chef, David Smith, decided to try an experiment - they ...

A Comparison of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and The Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris

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

Toni Morrison's Writings and the Use of Trauma

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

Beloved Dismemberment in Poetry

particular woman but does not possess her. Another may clearly see that the woman he describes is his. Regardless, however, of whe...

Margaret Street in Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

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

Comparative Analysis of Nel Wright and Sula Peace in Sula by Toni Morrison

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

Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

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

'It Takes a Village' in Toni Cade Bambara's Short Story 'The Lesson'

especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison and Friendship

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

The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara

features suggest, Miss Moore, first of all, does not try to change her appearance to meet white standards, hence, her hair is "nap...

Community in Sula by Toni Morrison

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

Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Patons

And so, through the words of Alan Paton the reader is transported into the world of apartheid, and the grim realities that accompa...

True Life Stories, Literature, and Issues of Gender, Sex, and Race

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...

Theme of Sexuality in Works by Sophocles, William Shakespeare, and Toni Morrison

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

Blues, Growth, and Cultural Wisdom in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

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...

Good and Evil in Sula by Toni Morrison

Nel and Sula. Nel is light-skinned and lives in a tidy, respectable middle class home. Sula is deep brown and lives in a disrep...

The Works of Toni Morrison

This 7 page paper discusses the life and works of Toni Morrison, concentrating on Jazz, Sula and The Bluest Eye. There are 7 sourc...

Jazz by Toni Morrison and Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance

In eight pages this paper examines how Toni Morrison reflected the Harlem Renaissance artistic movement in her novel Jazz. Two so...

Toni Morrison's Paradise

In five pages this paper presents a summary and thematic analysis of Paradise, a novel by Toni Morrison. One source is listed in ...

Confrontation in 2 Twentieth Century Novels

In twelve pages this paper examines confrontation in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and in Toni Morrison's Jazz. One othe...

Novel Writing Narrative Techniques in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and in Toni Morrison's Sula

In 5 pages this paper examines the various narrative techniques these authors employ in a contrast and comparison of these novels ...

Twentieth Century Literature and What an 'American' Represents

This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...