Comparative Analysis Of Toni Morrison’s Paradise And Song Of Solomon

Mrs. J. Jeba Salvasani, Dr. A. Santhanalakshmi

Abstract


Toni Morrison’s two novels Paradise and Songs of Solomon are analyzed comparatively in this article. Race, gender, sexuality, social class, and slavery are issues of this study. In other words, they put under investigation the marginalized people of society, like black people, females, and slaves. Toni Morrison is a great writer in this regard. His writings are replete with cultural issues. Black people are the main characters of Toni Morrison's most of the novels. Therefore, it can be concluded that for her, marginalized people of society and minorities especially females, are at center. So, it is aimed to highlight comparative analysis of Toni Morrison’s Paradise and Song of Songs novels in this paper.


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comparison, feminism, Paradise, Songs of Solomon.

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