{"product_id":"toni-morrison-and-the-maternal-from-the-bluest-eye-to-god-help-the-child-revised-edition-9781433170768","title":"Toni Morrison and the Maternal: From The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Yoshinobu Hakutani | Linda Wagner-Martin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this revised edition, Linda Wagner-Martin offers a compelling study of African American writer Toni Morrison's work, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/i\u003e in 1970 and continuing through her 2015 novel \u003cem\u003eGod Help the Child. \u003c\/em\u003eWagner-Martin describes Morrison as an inherently original novelist who was shaped throughout her career by her role within families. Her study focuses on Morrison's use of family in her narratives, particularly on the roles of mother and child. Beginning with the paradigm of a good mother (Mrs. MacTeer) in \u003ci\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, set against women who are found wanting in their mother roles, Morrison concentrates in various ways on emphasizing these mother characters. Sometimes those roles are peripheral; more often, they are central. In \u003ci\u003eSula, \u003c\/i\u003e for example, the title character has no interest in mothering, but she shows herself to be the product of family disinterest; in \u003ci\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e Morrison creates what she terms an ancestor figure to give guidance to the young; in \u003ci\u003eTar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBaby\u003c\/i\u003e Marie Therese continues that role. \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e tackles many dimensions of a mothers role. As Morrison continues to write her varied and powerful novels, from \u003ci\u003eJazz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eLove, A Mercy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, the attention to judging the efficacy of mothering grows. Finally, in \u003ci\u003eGod Help the Child\u003c\/i\u003e, she attends to little else. In Morrison's fictional world, drawing from the human and spiritual forces in both Africa and the United States provides some hope of a truly satisfying existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889360978071,"sku":"9781433170768","price":4327.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781433170768.webp?v=1781176050","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/toni-morrison-and-the-maternal-from-the-bluest-eye-to-god-help-the-child-revised-edition-9781433170768","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}