Toni Braxton

In Sula, Toni Morrison depicts the story of friendship between Nel Wright and Sula Peace. They are two opposite characters but together make up a completely new person. Sula is the dark character, and as a result, the community does not like her because she is a rebel and different from the other children of the same age whose mother allows her too much freedom but no love. On the other hand, Nel is “stronger and more consistent than Sula” (Morrison, 53), and her mother raises her to be a good and

“There is no protection. To be female in this place is to be an open wound that cannot heal. Even if scars form, the festering is ever below” (Morrison 163). Toni Morrison, in her novel A Mercy, suggests that women in 17th century American society were constantly subjugated as inferiors no matter their class or privilege. Although Rebekka and Widow Ealing were both privileged, white women, they still faced the societal pressures that harmed the mother-child relationships among the slaves – Lina,

Beauty and the Fetishization of Whiteness in Black Culture In Toni Morrison’s novels, The Bluest Eye and God Help the Child, the main characters, Pecola and Bride, both display elements and the fetishization of whiteness within the black community. Pecola and Bride’s propensity to embrace whiteness and mask their blackness speaks to the pervasive nature of white culture over that of others. The use of masks, disguises, and dreams of being more white to attain society’s view of what is beautiful

with either positive, or negative life experiences that are imposed on us from birth, by the adults who both do, and do not participate in a child’s upbringing. We get to see many different examples, of the “Blank canvas, clean slate” metaphor, in Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye, where we see the negative imprint presented the most when we are introduced to the books main storyline of the Breedlove family. Whom epitomize negative nurturing, passed down from one generation to the next. The Patriarch

Pecola Breedlove is a young girl growing up black and poor in the early 1940s. She is repeatedly called "ugly" by nearly everyone in her life, from the mean kids at school to her own mother. This constant criticism, the relentless bullying she gets at school, and her rough family life (her parents are always fighting, both verbally and physically) lead Pecola to seek escape from her misery by fantasizing about becoming more beautiful. Pecola begins to believe that if she could just achieve physical

In the novels, The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison and The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien, the two authors portray masculine traits through their primary female characters to symbolize a disconnection from society. Morrison portrays Claudia and Pecola as characters that many people can relate to. In the novel, Pecola is criticized for many points that are entirely not her fault such as her looks, her unwanted pregnancy, and the unfeminine way she acts. These criticisms eventually drive Pecola to

In the book Beloved by Toni Morrison, Paul D. proves to be a complex and significant character throughout the story. Accordingly, his experiences in his life, changes him to the man he was destined to be. Although, he wasn’t always this way, not until he meets up with Sethe at 124 that he starts turning into his true self. Morrison conveys his role to be vital by portraying him as a man with a golden heart, to be supportive to the characters around him, and with the struggle to reach manhood. To

Beauty is not always skin deep. Although many first impressions are based off of appearance, what really counts is what is on the inside. In The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison influences from propaganda and other people affect the confidence of the characters. The people of color during this time long to be just as accepted as the white people. Racism and discrimination are still apparent during this time and crushes the confidence of the African American youth. A common misconception is that beauty

Bluest Eye broaches the topic of racism on a personal level, exploring both the mental and behavioral effects it has on those it discriminates. Ultimately, The Bluest Eye seeks to bring light to the destruction that racism invokes on its victims. Author Toni Morrison achieves this purpose by strategically switching narration among multiple perspectives, including Claudia MacTeer, Pauline Breedlove, and Cholly Breedlove. To further depict racism as a destructive force, Morrison utilizes an epigraph, which

2017 Mr. Amoroso AP Literature 1 Song of Solomon By Toni Morrison Topic #3 Conteh Page One The way the black man deals with his blackness is the scorching core of his life, for he is forced to understand that his race will affect him in every way possible. To either build from it, make it your life’s purpose or, fly away from it are the paths laid out in front of him and will determine his pursuit of happiness. In Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison we explore this ordeal as we look through the