1. In what way does music inform the novel
Morrison intends her work to appear improvised, her words sinuous, like the music of the black culture, which does not rely on words to convey expression; her use of streams of consciousness and non-linear narrative represent such a lyrical style. ... This narrative style contains short, repetitive sentences, creating a rhythmic rhetoric if read and repeated. ... There is a disorder of the linear narrative, presenting a narrative of fractured individual perspectives, all inexplicably linked through the "black community" and the desire for individuality and freedom. ...
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