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Literature Introduction: Beloved by Toni Morrison

Literature Introduction: Beloved by Toni Morrison. Melanie Gorges Spring 2012. Plot Summary.

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Literature Introduction: Beloved by Toni Morrison

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  1. Literature Introduction:Beloved by Toni Morrison Melanie Gorges Spring 2012

  2. Plot Summary • Beloved tells the story of slaves, Sethe, Baby Suggs, Paul D, and many others who escape from the Kentucky plantation known as Sweet Home. It describes the painful aftermath of slavery from a variety of perspectives. Part ghost story, part slave-narrative, the novel is hailed by many as one of the greatest works of literature of all time.

  3. Toni Morrison • Born in Ohio, 1931 • Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • Notable Works: Beloved, Song of Solomon, Sula, The Bluest Eye

  4. Interview with the Author

  5. Dedication • The following dedication appears at the beginning of the novel: “Sixty Million and more” • References the estimated number of slaves who died during Atlantic slave trade.

  6. Excerpt from the Novel:Read by Toni Morrison • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3912464 • http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg.php?mediaURL=/me/20040909_me_morrison&NPRMediaPref=WM

  7. Questions?

  8. Works Cited • http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/tonimorrison/beloved.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3912464 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloved_%28novel%29 • http://milescitypubliclibrary.org/

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