Paradise
The Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Toni Morrison, is hailed as “the last classic American writer , a major figure of national literature , and simply the best writer in America.” “ Morrison is at her complex and commanding best in this mysterious tale, as she presents a unique perspective on American history and leaves her dazzled readers shaking their heads over all that is perpetually inexplicable between men and women, rich and poor the tyrannical and free spirited.” The statements above are merely personal opinions and have yet to be proven true. After reading Toni Morrison’s Paradise, I came to the conclusion that these remarks are over exaggerated. This is based on my opinion that Paradise is not the writings of a Nobel Prize award winner and should not be considered one of her best works. After all of the vivid descriptions of her work, I can say that I was fairly disappointed. Paradise was the first and the last of Toni Morrison’s novels that I will read. After doing research into others analysis’ of the novel, I realized that I was not alone in my judgment of Paradise. “I find myself troubled by this novel and how difficult it is to follow. I don’t
The other characters are the women of the Convent, a former Catholic foster outside of Ruby that has become a refuge for five women seeking an escape from the despair, abuse and emptiness of their lives. ” I did not understand the last chapter of Paradise. You are trying to figure out who is who while still trying to keep up with the plot. Paradise was puzzling, complex and to me a complete waste of time. So, was the woman some one I missed out on while trying to figure out the rest of the cast of characters that were thrown at me. The story kept going back and forth in time and in different characters point of views. After finally finishing the novel, Thank God, I felt as if I had no idea what I just read. They are the Morgan, Blackhorse, Poole, Fleetwood, Beauchamp, Flood, Cato, and the two DuPres families. Because of this, they felt they were the most influential and powerful people in town. (English teachers love this sort of book it gives them something to talk about. I am worn out from focusing on every word, but if I don’t, then from one sentence to the next, I lose sight of a character, and then I am lost too! I just hope I can hang on long enough to get to the finish line, where, I know I will have to start all over again!” I think this is the universal thought that goes through most minds after attempting to read Paradise. I am not saying that the whole novel was awful because it was not. Prejudice was one of their main reasons for their journey. “They shoot the white girl first.
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