Toni Morrison is the only Afro-American woman writer who wins the Nobel Prize for literature, and her works are well-known for vivid images, copious emotions and profound thoughts. Her works are always presented on behalf of the black women and full of tragedies. A general theme goes through all her fictions: the tragic life of the black people and the conflict between the white culture and the black culture.
In Beloved, Morrison tells people a story about a black slave woman who has a tragic life but never gives up her faith in self-growth. Through the different growing experiences of three generations, the fiction reveals the humble position of the black women and their difficult process of growth under the oppression of racism and sexism. On the one hand Morrison shows the real situation of the black women from a distinct point of view, and demonstrates their pains and sufferings. On the other hand, through the tragic story of Beloved, Morrison also shows people the great strength and self-growth of the black women. Although the growing process is full of difficulties, the black women, through the efforts of generations, finally build themselves up, and bravely face the present and the future.
Key Words
Black women; discrimination and oppression; tragedy; strength; growth
Abstract ...............................................I
Key Words ..............................................I
摘 要 .................................................II
关键词 .................................................II
Introduction........................................... 1
I. The Tragedy and Growth of the Black Women............2
A. The Tragedy of the Black Women ......................2
B. The Growth of the Black Women .......................5
II. Black Women Nowadays............................... 8
Conclusion .............................................10
Acknowledgements .......................................12
Bibliography ...........................................13
