Essential questions for this novel:

What is Morrison's purpose for writing this novel?

How is Morrison's style reminiscent of Faulkner's style? 

Consider Morrison's use of multiple narrators and the effectiveness of this technique.

Discuss connections between this novel and the newspaper clipping about Margaret Garner. 

Links for this novel:

Visit Mrs. Bush's Beloved Website. 

Visit this site to read the original article about Margaret Garner, who Sethe's character is based on.  Morrison found this article, and thought about it for ten years, before writing Beloved. 

Visit this site to see photos of where the real Margaret Garner lived and how a modern scholar is trying to preserve these buildings and artifacts. 

Adrian Fox, apparently a big fan of Toni Morrison, published her thoughts on the novel, Beloved.  They are very deep and thought-provoking, but not very well organized. 

Read an article about Toni Morrison published in the Boston Globe.

Check out this cool site on Ohio authors as part of NCTE's American Authors collection.

Updated 8/17/09