The alienated heroines in the select novels of Toni Morrison

How a writer should be? Always remembered, a wonderful teller of stories, wholeheartedly in love with her people, creating memorable heroines and heroes and making them breathe. Toni Morrison justifies the above said qualities and she deserves to be called as one of the most prolific contemporary black writers. She has always been concerned about the unique positions of black women in American life and literature. Morrison deals with varied themes and this paper deals with one particular theme; alienation. The heroines are usually alienated from their family, friends, and society and even from their own self. This alienation turns the heroines either to madness or death. Morrison clearly depicts this in all of her novels. This particular paper deals with the two memorable heroines of Morrison: Pecola of The Bluest Eye and Sula of Sula. This also elucidates how both the heroines travel their journey of life and meet their tragic end after a strong and long struggle from people.