Bride testified against Sofia to please her mother.It's the hottest commodity in the civilized world.' What changed from the time Bride was born until now? Have things really changed, or changed only on the surface? For as much as Sweetness hated Bride's skin color, Bride turned it into an asset- as Jeri says on page 36, 'Black sells.What do these assertions tell us about Bride's character? Does it matter that Brooklyn is white, with dreadlocks? Over and over, Bride says how much she trusts Brooklyn, and what a good friend she is. Discuss Bride's friendship with Brooklyn.Why is Bride so uninterested in digging below the surface with Booker?.How does this affect the reader's understanding of what's happening? At different points in the novel, Morrison switches from individual characters' voices to third-person narration.What do these new names tell us about the characters? Several of the primary characters have different names from the ones they received at birth: Bride, Sweetness, Rain.Over the course of an otherwise realistic novel, Bride's body reverts from a curvy woman to an undeveloped girl.Kirkus Reviews said of the book, 'As in the darkest fairy tales, there will be fire and death.' In what other ways is God Help the Child like a fairy tale?.What would you say is the primary theme, and why? Multiple themes weave through the novel: childhood trauma, racism, skin color, social class, freedom.So you can't blame me.' How does this set up what follows?

Morrison opens God Help the Child with a character insisting, 'It's not my fault.This haunting novel displays a profound understanding of American culture and an unwavering sense of justice and forgiveness.' - Publishers Weekly Her literary craftsmanship endures with sparse language, precise imagery, and even humor. 'Nobel laureate Morrison explores characteristic themes of people held captive by inner struggles the delusion of racism violence and redemption.

God Help the Child by Toni Morrison