The theme of religion and community is not foreign to Toni Morrison. In several of her novels, she has treated themes of God and humanity. ... Beloved is a story about slavery, certainly. ... This communal aspect is never forgotten by Morrison; it is woven throughout the story, constantly reminding the reader that this story is only one of millions. ... This solid community of freed black people gives her a source of source of strength, hope, and comfort. ...

• Word Count: 3715
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

The theme of religion and community is not foreign to Toni Morrison. In several of her novels, she has treated themes of God and humanity. ... Beloved is a story about slavery, certainly. ... This communal aspect is never forgotten by Morrison; it is woven throughout the story, constantly reminding the reader that this story is only one of millions. ... This solid community of freed black people gives her a source of source of strength, hope, and comfort. ...

• Word Count: 3712
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

I found that the novel revealed to me an existence that I had never considered before. ... This bibliography gave me that opportunity, and I decided that I would read a creative work of Richard Wright's, in order to explore more deeply this unique perspective. ... The book then fallows this theme, in the third book; Fate. ... The two books also share common ground in that both give a view of the emotional experience of a killer as he commits his crime and stands trial. ... This article is important because it focuses more on the theme of isolation, than the traditional and more obvio...

• Word Count: 2755
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

It is essential to first analyze Walker's and Marshall's essays through each of the themes of identity, independence, and inspiration, respectively. Then these themes will be drawn out of Hurston's work to show the similarity between each of these writers' works. ... Through identifying with her mother, Marshall finds that they have things in common because they both express their creativity in an art form: one in the oral tradition and the other in the written tradition: The role of art in this tradition unifies the seemingly disparate themes ...

• Word Count: 3271
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Although opposing Bennett's idea that slavery is not empowering, Claude McKay sees slavery as a source of power in his sexual poem, "America. " With the opening of the poem, McKay makes it clear that the America he visualizes is a woman as he writes, "Although she feeds me bread of bitterness/And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth/Stealing my breath of life, I will confess/I love this cultured hell that tests my youth! ... In the following lines, McKay describes how America arouses him: "Her vigor flows like tides into my blood/Giving me strength erect against her hate " (lines 5...

• Word Count: 2535
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography