Her rich depictions of slavery are not for the fainthearted.

Regardless, the quality of the language Morrison uses, particularly in terms of dialog, successfully relates a sense of time and culture.

Yet other aspects of Morrison’s prose, like tortuous train-of-thought sequences, can be difficult to decipher as characters’ perspectives become ambiguous. For instance, Morrison uses a ragged approach in “Beloved,” which differs from the smoothness inherent to other of her books such as “The Bluest Eye” but with which she expertly elucidates harsh points, effectively putting readers in an emotional hotbox. Morrison demonstrates her one-of-a-kind writing style in “Beloved.” She takes artistic liberty, playing with language, usually successfully. Therein lies the core discourse of the novel. Years later, a woman enters Sethe’s life. Rather than see them forced back into slavery, Sethe attempts to kill her children, succeeding with one, a daughter called Beloved. After just a month of freedom, she is sought under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Sethe escapes slavery with her children and runs to Ohio, a free state. Morrison illustrates the life of Sethe, a character inspired by Margaret Garner, an enslaved black woman in pre-Civil War America. She is known for her bold themes and lifelike characters, both of which are prominent in “Beloved,” a tale about slavery in post-Civil War America. Morrison’s direct, convincing representations of slavery and post-servitude freedom during this era of American history make the book noteworthy. Morrison is an American writer who has won both Nobel and Pulitzer prizes and received numerous other honors. Those who do not know of Morrison’s work (heck, even those who already do) should consider reading her perspective-altering novels. That statement about Morrison’s prose is probably obvious, especially to literature aficionados. Award-winning author Toni Morrison's storytelling is brilliant in her novel “Beloved,” which won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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