Author(s): V. Hema

Abstract: Toni Morrison achieved the impossible by becoming the first African – American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She has added substantially to the body of African – American literature through both her fiction and critical essays. Her critical essays add immensely to the canon of African – American aesthetics. They enlarge on the theme of African – American woman novelist's role. They give a clear understanding of black life, society and culture. Morrison, the second of four children, was named “Chole Anthomy Wafford”. She grew up in Lorain, Ohio, during the Great Depression. Her childhood world was not dominated by Black responses to White oppression.It presents a brief sketch of Toni Morrison’s perspective on black life. The theme of her novels is analyzed. The black literary tradition is outlined. The objective of the study is specified.

Keywords: Substantially, Immensely, Dominated.

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.4.1.25