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Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison
Characterization
- A lot of Morrison's writing is dependent on the characterization of her characters.
- She develops her characters in a variety of ways: from obviously and indirectly to subtly through details.
The[Plot]thickens
- Maureen comes to school
- Pecola gets teased
- Mr. Henry brings home girls
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- The neighborhood
- Claudia and Frieda
- Pecola Moves in
SoapHead Church's history and how he got to Loraine
Ms. Breedlove's History
A Little More About Morrison
- How the Breedloves got their house
- Junior's Mother and family beginnings
Freida's molestation
- Pecola is pregnant
- Claudia and Frieda plant seeds
- Pecola goes crazy
- How Pecola's family works
- Eva Burns Plum
Language & Setting
Cholly's beginnings
- Sula Cuts off her Finger
- If you ever write a review of Morrison's work, don't "label" her; shes sensitive.
- Morrison is very critical of her work. Go Figure!
Morrison uses language in very specific ways to create a desired effect.
Sula
The Bluest Eye
The opening would determine how the entire book would be perceived.
The opening is the key to a lot of the tools Morrison uses throughout the novel.
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