Pride in Blackness

Allison S Curseen43 Comments

      In the short story “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison, the tenth paragraph within the text examines Sweetness’s perspective of the last two times she saw her daughter, Lula Ann. Throughout this paragraph, we can see that the expression of blackness is hampered and oppressed not by what exists on the inside or where someone originates, but what and how people view the physical appearance on the outside. Only pride and being one’s self can move blackness forward in the future, and many imperfections on how people perceive blackness still exist even with this pride. In the tenth paragraph, Sweetness describes her daughter’s striking beauty, confidence, and white clothing. All of these have a connection with how poorly Sweetness treated Lula Ann, show Lula Ann’s resilience, and help the reader understand the importance of having pride in yourself.

43 Comments

  1. It’s a pity you don’t have a donate button! I’d without a doubt donate to this fantastic blog!
    I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking
    and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to brand
    new updates and will share this blog with my Facebook group.

    Talk soon!

  7. Аренда яхты на полуострове https://arendayachtphuket.ru/ Участвуйте в организованных турах на яхтах для наблюдения за дельфинами и китами в их естественной среде обитания.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.