Toni·Morison's Artistic Consideration On The History Of Afro-American

In Toni. Morrison's eight river novels, she has exhibited the life of Afro-American in certain periods in these novels. A sense of rich historical consciousness is pervasive in her novel which reflect her idea of ponder the past and torture the history of the US. It is the pond ration and aftertaste on the period of stateside slavery and south restoration. It is her consideration and review of the history of slavery and south restoration. The novel is basis on the story of that a mother killed her own daughter. In the write process, she change the method of ancient narration of slavery which details are limited by verity and tried to reappear a imaginative trueness. In this way, the Afro-American literature is pushed to a new stature whatever in thinking content and artistic technique.Morrison refused to divide the"romance"and"history"by man, she deemed that the artist was the truest historian. Therefore she try to have a archaeology by letters in text. In the precondition of respect the fact ,she invent the thought and life of Margaret by imagination. The purpose of this was to exhibit the unknown aspect of history of Afro-American.Therefore, Morrison used the method of symbolism and art to fulfill this aim. Furthermore, in order to find the lost past and pass the Afro-American's root of culture, Morrison penetrated the traditional Africa cosmic notion into text. This special"root"consciousness can be seen in the black's belief of apparition. Morrison combine this traditional concept with mother love and affection, this practice can restored the national memory hurt in the furthest way. and the subsequent . were called"historical trilogy". They discuss the pursuit of love that Afro-American in different period. While deconstructed the official history, she reestablished the national history at the same time. Morrison deemed that this can in deed restore historical scar, and construct the future that belonged to Afro-American.