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Papers On Literature
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Character of Shadrack in Toni Morrison's 'Sula'
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A 5 page paper which examines how racial and patriarchal issues affect the character of Shadrack in Toni Morrison's 1973 novel, Sula. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Shadrack.wps
Degrees of Separation in Morrison’s “Beloved”
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An eight page paper looking at the issue of separation in Toni Morrison’s modern classic. The paper points out that there are really two separation issues in this story: the unreasonable separation of mothers and children under slavery, and the inability of Sethe, the protagonist, to separate her oldest daughter from herself. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBbelov4.wps
Feminism in Walker and Morrison
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A 10 page paper contrasting the two very different views on feminism contained in Toni Morrison's 'Sula' and Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple.' The paper shows how Walker's celebration of one's female aspect through a community of women contrasts with Morrison's celebration of the independent female mind. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBsula.wps
Milk and Motherhood in Morrison’s “Beloved”
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An eight page paper analyzing the thematic importance of the theme of breastfeeding and motherhood in Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel. The paper argues that the freedom to nurse one’s children up to the normal age of weaning, and then use the maternal bond thus created to nurture one’s children to adulthood, is denied to women under slavery, and this causes tremendous stress on mothers and children alike. Bibliography lists 6 sources, which follow paper.
Filename: KBbelove.wps
Morale And Fortitude In 'Beloved' And 'All But My Life'
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A 7 page paper looking at these two depictions of a woman under crisis: Toni Morrison's novel about the legacy of slavery, and Gerda Weissmann Klein's memoirs about her Holocaust experience. The paper asserts that the reason Klein was able to survive as a whole person while Morrison's Sethe was not is due to the strength of their self-concept during their formative years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Akkbutm.wps
Morrison & Alvarez/Use of Language
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A 7 page comparison of Julia Alvarez' How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and Toni Morrison's Sula. The writer addresses how these two authors use language within these works. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99almo.rtf
Social Issues in “Othello” and “The Bluest Eye”
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A five page paper looking at these two works by William Shakespeare and Toni Morrison respectively, dealing with their treatment of social issues such as racism, both in the Elizabethan era and today. The paper shows that what the two protagonists have in common is the degree to which they have internalized their society’s racist impressions of them, and allowed it to corrode their own self-image.
Filename: KBothel3.wps
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