On The Theme Of Alienation In Toni Morrison’s Novels

Toni Morrison reveals the concern of alienation in her novels. Self-alienation and the alienation among people are the two main aspects in writer’s books. In the performance of alienation of human nature and interpersonal, Morrison shows her unique personality in the writing skill and ideas. Meanwhile, Morrison also shows her unique thinking and demands towards the attitude of alienation. This reveals the double impact of modern Western literature and black culture in her novels, and reflects the writer’s doctrine of attaching equal attention to artistry and politics in her writing. So Morrison’s novel has a special meaning and status in Modern Literature of the United States and the Black Literature.On the performance of self-alienation, Morrison expresses different manifestations between men and women. Women’s self-alienation also shows a negative state, Morrison focuses on exploring the trauma and harm caused by racism and sexism towards the female heart, and she devotes deep sympathy for the women’s physical and mental suffering experience. Meanwhile, on the performance of male self-alienation, Morrison expresses more critical view towards men’s self-alienation. In the novel, men’s self-alienation has more complex, controversial performance. It clearly reflects Morrison’s feminist tendencies.On the performance of interpersonal alienation, Morrison put focus on the black families and underprivileged neighborhoods, like the alienation between mother and daughter, wife and husband, the relationship between the community residents. Exploring the deep-seated reasons caused by interpersonal alienation is the impetus of Morrison’s writing. In her books, conflicts divided between black and white culture, black people’s departure from the national history and traditional culture, the pursuit of material civilization and white mainstream culture both showed in her texts. This reflects her distinctive responsibility and nationalistic tendencies in her profound analysis on the psychological state of the black community and the importance of black culture and history.At the same time, Morrison still focused on thinking about how to deal with this alienation. In her novels, women’s subjective consciousness, the communities’solidarity and the strength of national history and culture is the way to eliminate the alienation of human nature and achieve national rejuvenation. In the elaboration process, Morrison reflects a complex and profound concept, so a simple tag can not summarize the writer’s creative style and ideas. Morrison’s novel actually reflects a multiple way of writing and identity.