It's all about color: an analysis of color symbolism in Toni Morrison's Sula and the bluest eye, 2011
Jackson, Veda Kimber
2010-2019
This study examines Toni Morrisons use of symbolism in Sula and The Bluest Eye, especially archetypal and color symbolism, in an effort to recover the culture that has been lost to Diasporic Africans. Moreover, the color symbolism and symbolic archetypes that Morrison employs in both novels, but to a greater extent Sula, are a direct reflection of her awareness of the African ancestral heritage and spirituality associated with those colors and archetypes. A vast majority of the literary critiques of Sula have focused on either Sula as a scapegoat for the community, Morrisons use of race, gender, and sexual themes, or the characterizations throughout the novel. The literary criticism of The Bluest Eye has mainly focused on issues of race, class, and gender and the effects that these issues have upon black and white societies in America. Although these themes warrant the attention that has been given them, little or no focus has been given to the prevalence of color symbolism that Morrison employs in both novels. Therefore, this paper will attempt to provide a focus on color symbolism that has not been explored in other literary reviews.
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2011-05-01
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Master of Arts (MA)
Clark Atlanta University
School of Arts and Sciences, English
Montgomery, Georgene Bess Wright, Susan Prothro
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2011_jackson_veda_k
