Beloved Toni Morrison Research Paper

Toni Morrison, a former Nobel prize recipient, is known for her amply detailed novels involving African American culture and experiences. Today she is acknowledged as one of the best American Authors in the world.

Toni Morrison was born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio. Her original name was Chloe Anthony Wofford.Her father’s name was George Wofford and her mother’s name was Ella Ramah Wofford(Samuels). Morrison changed her name because friends and family gave her a nickname Toni and she got her husbands lasts name, Morrison. Toni Morrison is a professor, teacher, editor, essayist, and novelist(A and E). As a child she was introduced to many different African American cultures, she expresses what she knows through her novels. She also learned many things about African American culture through her education, she went to Howard University in 1953 and she also attended the Cornell University in 1955 Today Toni

Morrison influences many people, mainly African Americans with her outstanding works.
Additionally, Toni Morrison accomplished many of her goals throughout her life and still continues to do today. She was recognized for her works in 1933 winning many prizes for her outstanding literature. In Addition, she was the first African American Woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Toni Morrison also was invited to many interviews and events to acknowledge her great works. Afterwards, she won the Pulitzer prize for her book “Beloved” (Nobel Media). Few authors are rewarded these prizes, accomplishments like these show how amazing and intriguing Toni Morrison's work is.
Toni Morrison's most acknowledged book, “Beloved” is very inspiring to many people(Ghansah).The main topic of the novel is that Beloved, Sethe’s daughter, was murdered by her own mother because she didn't want her daughter to become a slave.The book includes the horrors of slavery and the consequences you live with after.

In the book there is a woman named Sethe, a former slave. Sethe often has memories of the terrifying past haunting her for most of her life. Throughout the entire story Beloved haunts Sethe and those who live around her. With the detailed experiences and horrors in this novel the book caught the eyes of many readers, later rewarding Toni Morrison with the Pulitzer Prize for this famous work. Toni Morrison also had many other successful books,” The Bluest Eye” was another novel from Toni Morrison that had many readers intrigued. Most of her novels include the topic of slavery because she is very passionate about that topic.Her novels seem to be aimed to African Americans because they can relate to what she experienced and learned

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Today Toni Morrison continues to write novels and is described as one of America's greatest authors to ever live. She is still writing novels and doing speeches inspiring people all over the world For example, in 2017 the novel ” The Origins Of Others” was published. Toni Morrison is now 87 years old, she has not stopped striving for success.Toni Morrison is no longer with her husband, Harold Morrison, they were divorced in 1964(New York Times).Toni Morrison has two children named Slade and Harold Ford. Unfortunately, her son Slade died from pancreatic cancer in 2010(Samuels). Even though her divorce made her sad ,and her age may seem to be slowing her down, Toni Morrison is still inspiring many African Americans today by doing speeches auditions and expressing her knowledge through her novels.
Overall, Toni Morrison has been awarded many prizes. She earned them for her amazing novels and her amazing way of helping people out . She is definitely one of the greatest authors ever, continuing to prove that with her new books, even though she has gone through many obstacles throughout her life.She influenced and fought for many African Americans and continues to do today, that's what a real great author is..