Open AccessA Tentative Study of the Historical Themes in Toni Morrison’s Paradise
Author(s) -
Yuemeng Xu,
Liu Yong-jie
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.