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"Toni Morrison has done a superb job in describing the fears and the dilemma of the black people in the slavery-era in the form of the main character, Sethe. A highly recommended American literary masterpiece"
LINGO, Resident Scholar
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"Sethe is a runaway slave living with her kids and an old lady. Sethe was abused a whole lot by her master, so she took off with her kids and has tried to live a decent life ever since, but a tragedy has kept her from being happy- namely, when she was almost captured by her master she killed her little girl to keep her from being a slave. The master thought she was looney, which she was, so he didn't bother bringing her back to the plantation. Now, years and years later, weird things have started happening, the dog goes crazy, her sons run off, and a young black woman comes to stay. It isn't long before it becomes evident that the young woman is Sethe's murdered daughter come back to life, and she's a little pissed that she missed out on her mother's love. An interesting read."
sayruh, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- slavery
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- slave
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- society
Age:
- 40's-50's
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- slaver
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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