"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. ... Morrison did not experience any of the things that she wrote about in "Beloved" regarding slavery or life post slavery. ... 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. ... "Beloved," by T...

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