The case of Margaret Garner
Narrative traces consciousness not just of the individual but of the
family and the "tribe"
Intimacy of relationship between narrator & narratee
Variant of the female Gothic (western)
Use of vernacular & signifying
African-American cosmology
Infelicitous space - slave ship is "hell" for African Americans
Rememory: cf. oral tradition, the griot
Gynocentric
Also offers discussion points and further reading.
Facing
the Ghosts of Our Past:
Writing Narrative Reflections on the Civil War and Slavery
In this New York Times lesson plan students read a review of the movie
'Beloved' as a starting-point for discussion and research focused on
how the Civil War affected a variety of different people. Students then
write a first-person narrative from the perspective of one of those
people.
Beloved:
Study Questions
There are over 100 questions on the novel at this site, some specific
to a single page and others broad and reflective. From a faculty member
at the University of Iowa.
Beloved,
Essays
This site provides access to almost 40 online journal articles on Beloved.
Beloved
Reading Guide
This guide divides the novel into 3 parts and encourages students to
examine key quotes and scenes, looking at narrative relationships, characters,
and themes.
Forum
- Thoughts on Toni Morrison's Beloved
These are initial reactions to Beloved by students in a Bryn Mawr seminar
course. Interesting reactions range from "Beloved was spiteful.
. .full of venom," to "a tragic tail so beautifully told."
Beloved:
Study Questions
Nine questions from a "Great Works" course at Stanford.
Beloved
This student-produced AP site contains a Morrison biography, a plot
summary, and links to criticism, symbolism, and censorship. It also
has a variety of background information: African myths and folklore,
slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement,
Ohio during and after the Civil War, and more.
History of Jim Crow
This video companion web site site explores segregation in America from
1870s to 1950s. Check out both the American Literature and Teacher Resources
at the bottom of the opening page. There are many related lesson plans,
simulations, images, primary sources, and more.(The teaching unit on
Beloved is the same one at the top of this message.)
PAL:
Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide
Chapter 10: Late Twentieth Century - Toni Morrison (1931-)
Offers a selected bibliography of books and articles on Toni Morrison.
Print resources only.
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