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How does Toni Morrison categorize the perils of free speech and the human response to chaos in her essay “Peril”?

What is Toni Morrison’s overall purpose in her speech “Cinderella’s Stepsisters”? How does she use specific language and/or examples to advance and develop this purpose in addressing her audience? In your opinion, does she do this effectively? Why or why not? Cite specific language and/or details from the text as evidence to support your reasoning.

In "Strangers," how does Toni Morrison address the concept of "otherness" and "outsiders," and how might this idea of otherness manifest in the marginalization of groups and individuals in society?

Why is Maggie so significant in Toni Morrison's "Recitatif"? What does she symbolize?

What is a summary of the novel God Help the Child by Toni Morrison?

What does the Toni Morrison quote “If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning, it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic” suggest?

What is an analysis of the character Sweetness in the novel God Help the Child by Toni Morrison?

In his book A Kind of Rapture, Robert Bergman included people he encountered on the street of America. Why does Morrison not dwell on that fact?

How does Toni Morrison’s “Black Matter" argue for representation?

What is the theme of Toni Morrison's novel God Help the Child?

How do patriarchal forces act in Toni Morrison's novel God Help the Child?

How can Bride’s testimony against Sofia Huxley and Sweetness’s pride in it be related to reverse racism in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child?

How would one analyze "race" in Toni Morrison's short story "Recitatif"?

How does Morrison’s novel Beloved fall under the umbrella of postcolonialism? Does it compare in any way to Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

How did the settings and character in the story "Recitatif" capture the attention of the readers?

How race and gender form the identity of a person in Toni Morrison's novels?

Discuss the impact Toni Morrison has had on contemporary literature today. She is often criticized for being vulgar and depressing. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why do you think Twyla’s and Roberta’s diverging memories of Maggie are so important?

How do race and gender form the novel "Love"? a short summary, analysis  of the novel

What kind of standard was set for black girls in the 1940s? what was life like how were households run fathers involvement in the lives of children if wealth played a part

What is the intra-hatred theme in Song of Solomon?

Select an author from the Literary 100 List or from the book. Compose a 5 source Annotated Bibliography in MLA formatting about the author.