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A Tentative Study of the Historical Themes in Toni Morrison’s Paradise

Author(s) -

Yuemeng Xu,

Yongjie Liu

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

studies in linguistics and literature

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2573-6434

pISSN - 2573-6426

DOI - 10.22158/sll.v4n2p67

Subject(s) - oppression , paradise , racism , race (biology) , ideal (ethics) , sociology , perspective (graphical) , white (mutation) , gender studies , aesthetics , history , art history , art , political science , law , politics , visual arts , biochemistry , chemistry , gene

Paradise is Toni Morrison’s major work after her winning of the Nobel Prize which expresses complex themes and her hopes for the reconciliation between the black and the white. Race issue and the oppression of minorities are entrenched in American history which was reflected in the novel. This paper intends to analyze the themes of racism and oppression in terms of Ruby’s death and Delia’s fate from the historical perspective in search of Morrison’s ideal ‘Paradise’ which is inclusive, accessible to everyone.

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