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these women to seek relief in laudanum." Laudanum was a drug and apparently many plantation mistresses were living in incredibly o...
at first, her "kindly" master died, and a man known as "schoolteacher" took over; he embodied the worst traits of the slave owner ...
also alienates Sethes daughter Denver, who hates him because Beloved is interested in him; Denver wants to keep Beloved to herself...
a sense of innocence. "I had begun to worry about my speech again. How would it go? Would they recognize my ability? What would th...
(Morrison 51). Throughout the novel, "cold statisticians," such as Schoolteacher, evaluate slaves according to "their animal ten...
the following: In todays world, it seems that the people are turning a blind eye to what is really going on as it respects the top...
Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...
does begin to notice the details of her life that she used to overlook, such as returning home, windblown and sunburned, and disco...
examine carefully Descartes famous "cogito ergo sum" statement, which was the original Latin for "I think, therefore I exist" - or...
theme, in fact, throughout the book, as resentments continued to simmer). Peasants, for the most part, pretty much dont know they ...
to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...
relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...
world with it" (Morrison PG). Morrison shows how overcoming stereotypical racial images is not an easy accomplishment in Pecolas...
"blackness" and the sense that the darker a person is, the less worthy they are of gaining social acceptance. In fact, Pecola is ...
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...
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. ...
segments correlates with the seasons. The section about "See Jane," is really about Pecola, as opposite a presentation from the w...
all her transitions into adulthood. She feels she is special, because of her religion, and is, in many ways, without a strong p...
This 7 page paper discusses the life and works of Toni Morrison, concentrating on Jazz, Sula and The Bluest Eye. There are 7 sourc...
This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Toni Morrison's book Jazz with Louis Armstrong's song Black and Blue....
This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...
This 10 page paper analyzes the Toni Morrison story Sula and then discusses it with reference to her novel The Bluest Eye. There a...
This 5 page paper analyzes Toni Morrison's novel Sula. Primary source only....
In five pages The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is compared with Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed in terms their very different tragic an...
in full from the silver screen" (Morrison 97). Consequently, Pauline Breedlove becomes more and more wrapped up in her life as the...
This 3 page paper discusses the way in which four authors treat the issues of language, rape, education and incest at the family l...
This 5 page paper discusses the central theme of Toni Cade Bambara's story The Lesson #2....
This 6 page paper discusses the theme of growth as explored by Toni Cade Bambara in The Lesson #3....
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 ...