Consider these questions before, during and after your reading of the novel. 

What is Morrison's purpose for writing this novel?

How does The Oral Tradition influence the sequence of events in Beloved and to what effect?

How does Toni Morrison's work compare to work by other African American women that you've read?

What are important themes you notice in Beloved?

How was Morrison's style influenced by Virginia Woolf and William Faulkner? 

Discuss Morrison's use of language throughout this text.

Return to this page often, and mark supporting examples in your text as you find them.