This paper will attempt to exploit these limitations and explain why Toni Morrison's novel, Beloved, is superior to its film version. ... Morrison's coverage of controversial themes provides for a more compelling piece. Morrison's novel is superior to Demme's film in that the novel is much more interactive and open to interpretation. ... Jonathan Demme's film version of Beloved fails in comparison to Toni Morrison's novel due to its limitations as a medium. ... For these reasons, Morrison's Beloved is superior to Demme's Beloved. ...

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• 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...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Toni Morrison's award-winning novel Song of Solomon is full of very interesting, deep symbolism. ... Toni Morrison intelligently uses the characters Milkman, Pilate, and Guitar to successfully portray a great deal of symbolism throughout her novel. ... Finally, Guitar is also a very symbolic character in Toni Morrison's novel. ... Indeed, Toni Morrison uses many symbols in the characters" names and personalities to accurately portray the many conflicts and strains between characters throughout the novel. ... The combination of these elements brought together by Toni Morrison's...

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• Grade Level: High School

Toni Morisson's novel The Bluest Eye is about the life of the Breedlove family who resides in Lorain, Ohio, in the late 1930s. ... Morrison is able to use her critical eye to reveal to the reader the evil that is caused by a society that is indoctrinated by the inherent goodness and beauty of whiteness and the ugliness of blackness. ... Much of the narration comes from Claudia MacTeer as a nine year old child, but Morrison also gives the reader the insight of Claudia reflecting on the story as an adult, some first person narration from Pecola's mother, and narration by Morrison herse...

• Word Count: 609
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, is a novel about sexual commencement and maltreatment. ... The author, Toni Morrison, made many implications towards sexual experiences. ... Toni Morrison wrote this novel using recurring structures that really enhanced and improved the way the reader approached the information. ...

• Word Count: 759
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• Grade Level: High School