In 1996, Morrison received a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She published her first children's book, The Big Box, in 1999, which she worked on with her son Slade, that focuses on describing the ways that well-meaning adults sometimes block their children's independence and creativity. ... Alexander also demonstrates the effect of God on the lives in those of the book when Pauline Breedlove still looks to white society to provide the guidelines for her manner of living. ...

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Indeed, the full title of the book is "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" and it is therefore written in first person. ... The use of the repetition of the 's' sound, sibilance, of the words 'ice' and 'freezingly' gives a sinister air to the situation and also adds to the already cold tense atmosphere between the two women and reminds us of other evil fictional characters such as 'The White Witch' for example or Cinderella's evil stepmother. ...

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