... but also of black men. The reader must consider that Morrison attempts to "fill in the gaps" within the intertexts, creating historical scenario's that can only be conveyed through the oral tradition. Helen Penry writes, "Morrison's use of jazz in literature is an encoded language that allows for the African Americans to share amongst themselves." "Beloved" is therefore a written acceptance ... ancestry through the streams of consciousness explaining the middle passage. By describing the middle passage, Beloved becomes the correlation between Africa and America, thereby manifesting her...

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... both transcend the everyday. Through identifying with her mother, Marshall finds that they have things in common because they both express their creativity in an art form: one in the oral tradition and the other in the written tradition: The role of art in this tradition unifies the seemingly disparate themes of motherhood and orality. Mother love physically and emotionally nurtures individuals ... ; oral art analogously sustains the tribe. The written works of literate daughters incorporate the oral ancestral voices of tribal mothers (Kubitschek, 1991: 181). Marshall ultimately identifi...

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... . Dr. Beverly Hill at Metro State University in St. Paul, discusses how " writers from different cultures often have distinct rhetorical traditions on which they base their writing (Bloom 154). Tradition gives an added emphasis to the rhythm of the cultural literary piece, with short phrases and repetition used to make the story easier to comprehend and remember. The final characteristic ... , which also enhances Maya's work is her ability to convey emotions. Leaving the reader with the powerful emotional impression. Angelou was introduced to the tradition of story telling through the mos...

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• Grade Level: High School