Mother Knows Best

As Toni Morrison writes from a mother’s point of view throughout Sweetness, she uses repetition to reflect the mother’s conscience. The reader can feel the repetition’s impact when the mother says “But It’s not my fault. It’s not my fault. It’s not.”(Morrison).  Throughout Sweetness, the mother rejects responsibility for her daughter’s darker skin and even…

Bittersweet

     One formal element of the text “Sweetness” that is important to how the text presents content is in the final two paragraphs. The narrator’s dialogue on Lula ann is essential to understanding the true feelings she has for her.       Throughout the text, the narrator shows embarrassment and envy towards her child, Lula. Ever since she…