... impact the story negatively, as it was meant to call into question what we perceive to be contributing factors in "blackness"" or "whiteness."" Toni Morrison employs such a puzzling use of ambiguity that the balance of the story almost becomes a "choose your own adventure" in the effort for racial distinction. "Rather than delving into the distinctive culture of African Americans, she illustrates ... ...

• Word Count: 1383
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Africa and yet essential to america, Fourtune was expressingsomething that, while commonly accepted today, ran counter to both the back to africa movements of Marcus Garvey and othersand to the ambiguity of origin implied by such terms as "Negro" an"Colord." "As an American citizen," he wrote in Black and White (1884), "I feel it born in my nature to share in ... ...

• Word Count: 1870
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... friend, Nel Wright. The two of them become inseparable, although they are totally different in background and personality. My opinion of this novel is highly favorable. Sula is a novel about ambiguity. It questions and examines the terms "good and evil" after demonstrating that the two, Sula Peace and Nel Wright, often resemble one another. It addresses the confusing mysteries of human ... ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School