morrison, toni

Argues that an analysis of Toni Morrison's canon reveals her increasing awareness of the class exploitation of African-Americans and race and gender oppression, attempts to show how Morrison uses her novels to discover solutions, and relates Morrison's life experiences to her fiction.

Examines four novels from Toni Morrison, "The Bluest Eye," "Tar Baby," "Jazz," and "Beloved," discussing the relationship between race, generic forms, and the dominant culture, and describing Morrison's narrative strategies and the critical claim that her novels lack resolution.

Anyone who loves books, or dreams of writing their own, will find plenty of inspiration in Remarkable Women Writers. That's because each of the ten writers profiled - from Louisa May Alcott, to L.M. Montgomery, to J.K. Rowling - is a real-life example of persisting against all odds to realize a dream.While we think of these writers as famous today, they had many obstacles to overcome. Some, like George Eliot and Jane Austen, had to pretend that they were men in order to get published. Others, like Toni Morrison and Joy Kogawa, not only were forced to deal with discrimination against women, but with discrimination against their cultures as well. Even Judy Blume and J.K. Rowling were challenged by schools that wanted to ban their books. Yet through hard work and determination all of these women achieved what so many of their admirers wish for themselves - to tell their stories to the whole wide world! Book jacket.distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Presents a brief history behind Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," and describes how African-American culture and the author's life influenced the themes of the novel.

Presents a short biography of twentieth-century African-American author and novelist, Toni Morrison, and chronicles her childhood in the Midwest, personal goals, literary career, and honor of being the first African-American woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

A biography of Toni Morrison, the African-American author who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993.

"Celebrates contemporary achievements of African Americans from the 1950s to the 2010s in all aspects of American culture, including the arts, sports, politics, and the sciences. Intended for fifth to eighth grade students"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, discussing her childhood in Ohio, her school years, her encounters with racism, and her careers as a teacher, editor, and writer.

Explains how to use critical theory to analyze the writing of Toni Morrison.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine aspects of the life and writings of African-American author Toni Morrison, covering her novels, characters, themes, achievements, and other topics, and including suggestions for further reading.