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VOL. 9, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Theme of superstition and religion in the novels of Toni Morrison
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Dr. Babu Lal Sharma
Abstract
Ms Toni Morrison was originally born as Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931 in the small town of Lorain, Ohio. She was the first American woman in the fifty years to win the National Booker Prize in 1978 and Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 1993. She was the first African-American ever honoured by the Nobel Award Committee of Sweden. She belongs to the black generation and was brought up amidst the white world of America, facing all kinds of sufferings at the hands of the white people. Generation after generation, the black people struggled hard for the crumbs of bread. They were cursed, condemned, exploited and tortured for no fault of their own. Morrison, through her novels, has very beautifully depicted the miserable life of the black people in America. The wounded Negroes psyche also find an apt expression in her novels. Consequently the sufferings of Blacks are the main content of her Novels. Superstition and religion are closely associated and inseparable concept. They play important role in the life of the blacks. Alongwith the themes of exploitation, discrimination, poverty and privation of the black people, she has highlighted the superstition and religion of the black people. Her novels, the Bluest Eye, Sula, The Beloved, The Tar Baby and The Song of Solomon present a clear and vivid picture of the superstition and religion the black people believe in. The theme of superstition and religion seem to dominate the Novels of Toni Morrison.
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Pages:32-35
How to cite this article:
Dr. Babu Lal Sharma "Theme of superstition and religion in the novels of Toni Morrison". International Journal of English Research, Vol 9, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 32-35
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