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Literature Introduction: Beloved by Toni Morrison Melanie Gorges Spring 2012

Plot Summary Beloved tells the story of slaves, Sethe, Baby Suggs, Paul D, and many others who escape from the Kentucky plantation known as Sweet Home. It describes the painful aftermath of slavery from a variety of perspectives. Part ghost story, part slave-narrative, the novel is hailed by many as one of the greatest works of literature of all time.

Toni Morrison Born in Ohio, 1931 Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Notable Works: Beloved, Song of Solomon, Sula, The Bluest Eye

Interview with the Author

“Sixty Million and more” Dedication The following dedication appears at the beginning of the novel: “Sixty Million and more” References the estimated number of slaves who died during Atlantic slave trade.

Excerpt from the Novel: Read by Toni Morrison http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3912464 http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg.php?mediaURL=/me/20040909_me_morrison&NPRMediaPref=WM

Questions?

Works Cited http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/tonimorrison/beloved.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3912464 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloved_%28novel%29 http://milescitypubliclibrary.org/