Toni Morrison's "Recitatif,"" narrates the temporally isolated encounters of two women first brought together within the walls of St. ... Smell funny, I mean"" (Morrison 243). ... In the orchard"" (Morrison 254). ... Toni Morrison employs such a puzzling use of ambiguity that the balance of the story almost becomes a "choose your own adventure" in the effort for racial distinction. ... But now I can't be sure"" (Morrison 261). ...

• Word Count: 1383
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Beloved," by Toni Morrison, contains descriptive and graphic scenes, such as a brutal rape scene, tragic infanticide, and bestiality. ... Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio into a working class family of six. ... Toni Morrison is a fantastic writer which allows her to imagine and describe all of these occurrences, but the fact that none of them are true and that they are all figments of her imagination further withdraw from the novels credibility. ... Even in these chapters, Morrison's bias is dominant. ... "Beloved," by Toni Morrison should be removed from required reading list arou...

• Word Count: 1397
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Toni Morrison, in her 1993 Nobel Lecture, speaks to this power. ... In Morrison's piece, the human condition appears in the forms of patriotism and conformity. ... It is with this aspect of the human condition that political authors use to form society's ideals or as Morrison said "render [them] mute". ... However, Dostoevsky begins to submerge the reader into the piece through the human principles of conformity and exclusion, just as Morrison's politicians do. ... In the words of Toni Morrison, "the future of language is in the hands of the writer". ...

• Word Count: 1711
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In her novel Sula, Toni Morrison immerses the reader in the rich and diverse lives to be found in the black community of Medallion. ... Morrison portrays their everyday struggles and in doing so exposes white ignorance of black culture and ways of life. ... Morrison continues to portray blacks as on the outside of the dominant culture, members of the Other. ... Morrison foreshadows this relationship early on, describing the proximity of the ice cream parlor that "cater[s] to nice folks" to the pool hall where men lecherously gaze at passing females (Morrison 49). ... Morrison here again decons...

• Word Count: 1501
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, throughout Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, the positive nature of this intense affection is challenged. Morrison explores the detrimental effects of a lack of mutuality when it comes to love. ... Morrison's italization of this word is used to highlight a certain distinction. ... However, the bible, a profound reference for Morrison's novel, does not associate sex with love. As a result, Morrison was able to analyze the distinction between the two and reflects it through the characters of Hagar and Milkman....

• Word Count: 1436
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hip-hop has always been committed to the others as Toni Morrison declares, " what unifies hip-hop throughout the world is its emergence from the others within the empire, who ring profound changes in the nations discourse (Morrison, 1996). ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate