“What you do to Children Matters”: Motherhood in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child
Toni Morrison’s latest novel, God Help the Child, explores the damaging effects of racism on motherhood and the dramatic impact of toxic mothering upon children. The institution of patriarchal motherhood fails to enact the critical tasks of motherwork —preservation, nurturance and cultural bearing,...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Jaén
2015-12-01
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| Series: | The Grove |
| Online Access: | http://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/grove/article/view/2700 |