... responses from the readers. Often, her stories discuss a character trying to understand the truth about the world they live in. She writes about several different themes including good and evil, love and hate, beauty and ugliness, friendship, and death. In 1996, Morrison received a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She published her first children's book ... an initial emphasis on loss and concluding with a resolution of grief through motion. Moses allows us to understand his perception that Claudia's role as a storyteller is sup...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate