Toni Morrison was born as Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, Ohio on February 18, 1931, to parents Ramah and George Wofford. ... She grew up during the Great Depression, which her father compensated for by working three jobs for seventeen years ("Toni Morrison Biography"). ... It wasn't long before Toni met Harold Morrison, a young architect, who also taught at Howard University. ... She also enjoyed lecturing across the country, teaching part-time, and writing many novels ("Toni Morrison Biography"). ... In the speech the President gave during that award ceremony, Clin...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In her novel The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison tells a tragic tale, carefully leading the reader through the circumstances which result in Pecola Breedlove's demise. ... Morrison wants her audience to seriously reflect upon racism. ...

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In Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye", the distortion of beauty instilled within Black Americans of the late 20th century are portrayed (taken apart?) ... Using the innocent narrative voice that interchanges between the perspectives of nine-year old Claudia and her adult-self, the motif of the doll and connotative diction, Morrison emphasizes the emotional scars rejection young girls felt as a result of society's establishment of beauty. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate