R.I.P. ToniMorrison. Gone but never forgotten.
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison has passed away. She was 88. Though Morrison is no longer with us, her story and all that she accomplished in her profound life will live on forever. Toni Morrison’s documentary, legacy and quotes present a woman determined to tell her own story. Though many of us were first introduced to the Ohio native in the classroom– Morrison’s story began long before her birth in 1931. She was born into a family who valued literacy above all else.
In The Pieces I Am, we learn about the Nobel Prize winner’s background. Though she was born into an impoverished family–her people were proud and brilliant. Morrison learned to read at age three. Because of the tight-leash that her parents had on her, and her desire to explore–she knew that to spread her wings, she needed to leave Ohio behind.
After The Bluest Eye–Morrison would go on to write ten more novels including Song of Solomon, Jazz, and Love. She wrote unapologetically for herself, and her people–often in ebonics. This was something she was criticized for throughout the trajectory of her career. The Pieces I Am examines her personal reflections on her life’s work and the inspiration behind her storytelling.
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