WishyouahappyMid-AutumnFestivalinadvance！TheMid-AutumnFestival中秋快樂(lè)ContentToniMorrisonNobelLecture,1993QuotesSummaryAnalysis(themostsympatheticcharacterinthenovel)ThemeToniMorrisonBorn(1931-02-18)February18,1931(age

81)

Lorain,Ohio,UnitedStatesOccupationNovelist,WriterGenresAfricanAmericanliterature

Notablework(s)Beloved,SongofSolomon,TheBluestEye

Notableaward(s)

NobelPrizeinLiterature1993

PulitzerPrizeforFiction1988FavoriteAuthorsJaneAusten

andLeoTolstoy.

NobelLecture,1993

“Telluswhatitistobeawomansothatwemayknowwhatitistobeaman.Whatmovesatthemargin.Whatitistohavenohomeinthisplace.Tobesetadriftfromtheoneyouknew.Whatitistoliveattheedgeoftownsthatcannotbearyourcompany.“Wedie.Thatmaybethemeaningoflife.Butwedolanguage.Thatmaybethemeasureofourlives.“Adeadlanguageisnotonlyonenolongerspokenorwritten,itisunyieldinglanguagecontenttoadmireitsownparalysis.Likestatistlanguage,censoredandcensoring.Ruthlessinitspolicingduties,ithasnodesireorpurposeotherthanmaintainingthefreerangeofitsownnarcoticnarcissism,itsownexclusivityanddominance.Howevermoribund,itisnotwithouteffectforitactivelythwartstheintellect,stallsconscience,suppresseshumanpotential.Unreceptivetointerrogation,itcannotformortoleratenewideas,shapeotherthoughts,tellanotherstory,fillbafflingsilences.”TONIMORRISON

QUOTESAtsomepointinlifetheworld'sbeautybecomesenough.Youdon'tneedtophotograph,paintorevenrememberit.Itisenough.Norecordofitneedstobekeptandyoudon'tneedsomeonetoshareitwithortellitto.Whenthathappens—thatlettinggo—youletgobecauseyoucan.TONIMORRISON,TarBabyLoveisdivineonlyanddifficultalways.Ifyouthinkitiseasyyouareafool.Ifyouthinkitisnaturalyouareblind.ItisalearnedapplicationwithoutreasonormotiveexceptthatitisGod.TONIMORRISON,ParadiseIfaNegrogotlegsheoughttousethem.Sitdowntoolong,somebodywillfigureoutawaytotiethemup.BelovedI'minterestedinthewayinwhichthepastaffectsthepresentandIthinkthatifweunderstandagooddealmoreabouthistory,weautomaticallyunderstandagreatmoreaboutcontemporarylife.Timeinterview,Jan.21,1998Ioftenthinkaboutrewritingorcontinuingthelifeofparticularcharactersinsubsequentbooks,butIhavefoundthatit'sakindoftrapbecauseyouneverreallygoontoanothertopic.TONIMORRISON,Timeinterview,Jan.21,1998TheNobelPrizeisthebestthingthatcanhappentoawriterintermsofhowitaffectsyourcontracts,thepublishers,andtheseriousnesswithwhichyourworkistaken.Ontheotherhand,itdoesinterferewithyourprivatelife,oritcanifyouletit,andithaszeroeffectonthewriting.Itdoesn'thelpyouwritebetterandifyouletit,itwillintimidateyouaboutfutureprojects.TONIMORRISON,Timeinterview,Jan.21,1998Winter:Chapter5

Summary

Thischapterdescribesindetailaparticulartypeofblackwoman.Shecomesfromsomesmall,ruraltownintheSouth,fullofnaturalbeauty,whereeveryonehasajob.Shetakesspecialcareofherbodyandherclothes.Shegoestoaland-grantcollegeandlearnshowtodotheworkreservedforher,thecareandfeedingofwhitepeople,withgraceandgoodmanners.Shemarriesandbearsthechildrenofamanwhoknowsthatshewilltakegoodcareofhishouseandhisclothes.Butshealsoisatyrantoverherhomeandoverherownbody.Shedoesnotenjoysex.Shefeelsaffectiononlyforthehouseholdcat,whichisasneatandquietassheis.Shecaressesandcuddlesthecatinawaythatsherefusestocaressorcuddleherfamily.Thensuchawomanentersthenovel.HernameisGeraldine,sheismarriedtoamannamedLouis,andtheyhaveasonnamedJunior.GeraldinetakesexcellentphysicalcareofJunior,butearlyon,heunderstandsthatshefeelsrealaffectiononlyforthecat.Inresponse,hetorturesthecatandtormentschildrenwhocometoplayatthenearbyschoolplayground.Juniorwouldhavelikedtohaveplayedwiththeblackchildren,buthismotherwilllethimplayonlywithupper-class“colored”people,notlower-class“niggers.”themostsympatheticcharacterinthenovelMorrisondesignsTheBluestEyetomakeussympathizewitheventhemostviolentandhurtfulcharacters,whichmeansthatthisquestionhasmanypossibleanswers.Pecolaisthemostobviouscandidateforoursympathy,becausesheundergoesashockingamountofabuse.Sheisforcedtowitnessherparents’violentfights,sheismockedorignoredbyherclassmates,sheistormentedbyJunior,sheisrapedbyherfather,andshe