There is no way I would be able to compare the lives of Toni Morrison and Emily Dickinson. ... Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in 1931 and spent the first years of her life in Ohio. ... Her 1970 novel The Bluest Eye was followed by Sula in 1974, which secured Morrison a nomination for the National Book Award. In 1977, Morrison won the National Book Critics Circle Award for her book Song of Solomon. Her other works include Tar Baby (1981), Jazz (1992), Paradise (1998), and, of course, Beloved. ...

• Word Count: 1665
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It is in this manner that Toni Morrison uses numbers in Beloved. ... Every eighteen or twenty years her unbelievable life would be interrupted by a short-lived glory?" ... Many numbers occur that are significant even though they are not recurring themes throughout the book. ... The book itself is a trinity, in three parts. ... This new Trinity is very sacred, giving the women a short period of unusual happiness, ice skating and drinking warm milk. ...

• Word Count: 2260
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School