He returns a shattered man, unable to accept the complexities of the world; he lives on the outskirts of town, attempting to create order in his life. ... The town is at first wary of him and his ritual, then, over time, unthinkingly accepts him. ... Nel, who becomes the embodiment of the town's moral code, she gets married and is "one of them" (Morrison, 120), meaning a member of the prevailing/mainstream society. Instantly, her views become aligned with those of the town and she "belonged to the town and all of its ways" (Morrison, 120). ... Nel's outrage at Sula's actions i...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Through the gut-wrenching story of Sethe, a former slave living with terrifying memories, Morrison shows us the powerful role that community can play in the individual's redemption. ... It is unclear what has happened, but there has been a staunch rejection of Sethe by her town. ... As it was, they waited till the cart turned around, headed west to town. ... Just about everybody in town was longing for Sethe to come on difficult times. ...

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

Through the gut-wrenching story of Sethe, a former slave living with terrifying memories, Morrison shows us the powerful role that community can play in the individual's redemption. ... It is unclear what has happened, but there has been a staunch rejection of Sethe by her town. ... As it was, they waited till the cart turned around, headed west to town. ... Just about everybody in town was longing for Sethe to come on difficult times. ...

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

The town of Lorain on Lake Erie is where both families settled and is also where Morrison was eventually born. ... During her time at Howard University, she was a member of the theater company that presented plays about the lives of African Americans. ... It opens our eyes to the challenges of the past while allowing us to experience an absolutely wonderful and influential story. ... Our cultural knowledge and values that are central to the blues form the thematic and rhetorical understanding of The Bluest Eye, as the narrative's structure appears to follow a pattern common to traditio...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate