Analysis Of The Civilization Identity Of The Black People In Toni Morrison's Novels

As a black woman author, Toni Morrison wished that the civilization identity of the black people could be recognized and all the people of her color could draw together again through her works. Afro-American is a nation with a painful history, although it is tough for them to search for their civilization identity, they have took the first step toward freedom and liberty. Toni Morrison said that the aim and her perspective of her writing are to make the readers remember the need of a nation's future. During an interview Toni Morrison once said that: the reason why I write about the Afro-American is that I was inspired by them. We are human beings.In this thesis, the writer analyses the civilization identity of characters in Toni Morrison's six novels, so as to discuss her exquisite and profound thought. From the civilization identity perspective, Morrison not only probes into black people's painstaking quest for marked individuality but also inquires into the whole Afro-American community's pursuit for racial purity and integrity. While exploring the question of supremacy of the white people's culture, Morrison appeals to creation new living space for all the Afro-Americans, to help the black people to rebuild Afro-American's nation identity in this world full of diversity.