Toni Morrison 's Life And Accomplishments

The opening chapter sets up primary themes of gender differences and class conflict in the novel. As an classless orphan, Jane is ridiculed by her family for being too passionate, speaking out of turn, and lacking the acceptable sociable and childlike disposition. She is particularly persecuted by the only son, John, who abuses her often without consequence. “You have no business to take our books; you are dependent, mamma says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not live her for with gentlemen 's children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear cloths at our mamma 's expense. Now, I’ll teach you to rummage my book-shelves: for they are mine; all the house belongs to me, or will do in a few years.” (7/272) John Reed mentions that she is dependent to the family because she comes from a low status family which lands her between the high class and servants. Not only is Jane at a social disadvantage, but her position as a female leaves her at the wrath of future prejudice.

Toni Morrison, the infamous novelist, took the stand as a concerned citizen of the United States when she wrote a public letter to presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. At the time, the country was divided with contrasting opinions on George W. Bush, which seemed to block the focus of the candidates’ elections. Morrison mentioned this issue as one of her reasons for writing the endorsement, when she wrote, “One reason is it may help gather other supporters; another is that this one one of those singular moments that nations ignore at their peril.” Morrison addressed her personal thoughts on the two presidential candidates, and gave reasoning as for why she chose Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton. Overall, Morrison created a very concerned tone regarding the United States and its political future, using phrases such as “multiple crisis facing us” and “peril” to describe the issues that faced the country. Furthermore, when describing Obama’s political future, the tone was much more optimistic and light. Morrison used phrases such as

The postmodernist period was a period in literary period where writers used their voices to express how they felt about what was going on in the world around them. During the postmodern period there was many events going on that would cause an author to feel a certain way and feel the need to express themselves. An event that could make an author feel the need to express themselves during this period is the Civil Rights Movement. As a result of the Civil Rights Movement, a color fence, or barrier of sorts between African Americans and white people, was created based on opportunity and privilege. In an analysis of Toni Morrison’s short stories “Sweetness”, “The Color Fetish”, and “The Work You Do, The Person You Are”, one can see how the postmodernist elements of irony and allusions are demonstrated.

Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio and grew up in a working-class family within a black community. This helped create a foundation of honesty and intellectual development for her. An important lesson she learned was that she was her own identity; no one else could change it no

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago and grew up in Illinois, the only girl in a family of seven. Cisneros is noted for her collection of poems and books that concentrate on the Chicana experience in the United States. In her writing, Cisneros explores and transcends borders of location, ethnicity, gender and language. Cisneros writes in lyrical yet deceptively simple language, she makes the invisible visible by centering on the lives of Chicanas, their relationships with their families, their religion, their art, and their politics. Toni Morrison, born as Chloe Anthony Wofford in Ohio in 1931 changed her name because it was hard for people to pronounce it. She was the

Toni Morrison brings another surprise to the story of Beloved. The addition of character Beloved conceals whole meaning Morrison tries to conduct to the readers. So far, character Beloved is portrayed as an innocent, pure, yet egotistic girl. Beloved also presumably the incarnation of Sethe’s dead baby, whose tomb is engraved Beloved. Morrison offers supernatural element in the story to create mysterious and spooky atmosphere, which raise curiosity and excite readers even more.

Although Toni Morrison does an excellent job at explaining the difficulties that African Americans face, she does not express if African Americans came together. Having hope illustrates how people can get through hard times. They know that whatever they are going through is only temporary and their life will soon get better. African Americans needed to come together and show that their race is not inferior. Instead, they will be able to prove that they are strong individuals and can withstand anything that comes their way. Eventually, they will realize that the love for each other is unbreakable and the people that relates to them will always be by their side. Plus, coming together shows that they will support each other and not downgrade someone

of four children to George and Ramah Wofford on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, USA.

    Toni Morrison makes a good point when, in her acceptance speech upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature, she says, “Narrative . . . is . . . one of the principal ways in which we absorb knowledge” (7).  The words we use and the way in which we use them is how we, as humans, communicate to each other our thoughts, feelings, and actions and therefore our knowledge of the world and its peoples.  Knowledge is power.  In this way, our language, too, is powerful.

Toni Morrison was born on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, Toni . George Wofford and Ramah are Toni’s mom and dad .Toni was the second oldest of her 1 sisters and 2 brothers . In 1949 Morrison went to Howard University in Washington, D.C, to study English. After she received her master's degree in English, she taught for two years at Texas Southern University in Houston. She eventually became a senior editor and was the only African American woman to have that job in the company. While there she helped to publish books by African American writers.

While Toni Morrison’s male characters are often underdeveloped, Jacob, Frank, and Booker all attempt to gain their own agency through female characters. Though he desires wealth, Jacob relies on female characters to accomplish his goals. Frank’s journey home is driven by his desire to save Cee. Booker spends the majority of the novel controlled by Adam, but is finally able to let go after Queen points out his influence. While there is a degree of independence, Jacob, Frank, and Booker all need a female character to obtain autonomy.

The issue of abandonment and the will that it takes to survive the hardship of it is a reoccurring theme in Toni Morrison's writing. Tar Baby, Sula and Paradise all deal with the issue of abandonment and how it relates to the characters in her stories. "Through her fiction, Toni Morrison intends to present problems, not their answers" (Moon). Her stated aim is to show "how to survive whole in a world where we are all of us, in some measure, victims of something." (Morrison) Morrison's broad vision extends beyond the individual to one that explores self-discovery in relation to a "shared history." In order to dramatize the destructive effects of this kind of dependency, she intentionally exaggerates to find the limits. In a

Born on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio, Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue and richly detailed black characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved. Morrison has won nearly every book prize possible. She has also been awarded honorary degrees.

In the world, there are about 6909 different languages being spoken. Millions of people are speaking those languages all around the globe, but how many of them are actually speaking? Language is not just about communication with words. Toni Morrison elaborates more on that idea in her speech the Nobel Lecture. Toni’s writing illustrates her beliefs about language and the deeper meaning of it. She explains that language should “Permit new knowledge or encourage the mutual exchange of ideas” (Morrison). She believes that America is not achieving those ideas for language but in fact is doing the opposite. American people do not know the meaning and effect of language and because of that, true language is dying. In the speech, the Nobel Lecture, by Toni Morrison, the author narrates repetition and connotation in order to emphasize and elaborate ideas and purposes of language , ultimately exposing her beliefs about language.

     Toni Morrison the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio. She was the second of four children to George and Ramah Wofford. Her parents moved to Ohio from the South to escape racism and to find better opportunities in the North.