Goodness in Toni Morrison’s Black Female Characters

In August 2019, the world lost an unwavering voice that demanded truth, love, and beauty. The death of Toni Morrison was deeply saddening. Morrison’s artifacts center black women and removes the shadow of whiteness that has stifled black lives for many years. Toni Morrison’s novels have often been read as presenting something beloved, lost, and familiar to the African-American reader. Her ability to progressively and pragmatically write for black women and about black women fosters my professional and personal growth. Particularly, the novels The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Beloved illustrate Morrison’s awareness of the black female voice. In exploring the discourse around the goodness of black women, Morrison’s literature offers the best possible response