The Black voice and the language of the text: Toni Morrison's 'Sula.'([De]Colonizing Reading/[Dis]Covering the Other)

From: College Literature | Date: October 1, 1996| Author: Basu, Biman | Copyright information

African American writers have manipulated the narrative text to reflect their literary heritage: oral tradition. Toni Morrison skillfully appropriated the traditionally Anglo-American literary device in her novel 'Sula,' by excluding from the language she used that which is not found, shaped or informed by the nuances of the Black and female voice. Morrison's language is not just representational. It has caught the essence of music that she was striving for when she created Sula.

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