This is the annotation of the source above. “Toni Morrison” was about the life of Toni Morrison, her works, awards and criticisms. The bibliography was supposed to inform the reader of Toni Morrison's achievements and life story.
It described that she was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio and was taught and told of folklore and ghost stories. Often this was from her family, like her parents and grandmother. Toni was also very interested in reading as a young adult and teenager. This, of course, was interpreted into her work when she was older. Those works where The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Jazz, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination, Tar Baby, and Beloved.
This was intended for any audience really, but mainly ones interested in reading any of Toni Morison’s works. Plus, because of its purpose, which is to inform, it is intended for younger, knowledge hungry crowd, like students or researchers.
Something I thought was very interesting and special, was how it told you about Morrison’s works, describing what happened and some background information about the piece or Morrison. It even goes into the mind sets of many of the characters featured in the books. So, not only does it give a biography but also describes Toni Morrison’s works and characters.
The writer of this story does not lean to one side and one view of “Toni Morrison”. She gives every view and backs the statement up. Though personally, I like it for the author to have a point of view, and the author of this does not have one, but at the same time you don’t have to worry about a bias.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Chloe Anthony. "Toni Morrison." Contemporary Popular Writers. Ed. Dave Mote. Detroit: St. James Press, 1997. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the above source. This source was made for the purpose of informing the reader of Toni Morrison, her work, and her achievements.
It starts out speaking of Morrison’s awards and complementing it with quotes from critics and celebrities. Then it goes on to talk about her books, like Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise. After that it continues to talk about Morrison’s life, like collage, her views, and how she was raised. Then, again, it continues about her works, like Tar Baby, Song of Solomon,Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination, The Big Box, and more. This was made for any reader interested in Toni Morrison’s life or works, more so for student age readers than any other due to the fact that they are the most common reader to need facts on Toni Morrison, but any reader is welcomed. Something that I found interesting in the article was that at the end it gave a short summery on Morrison’s personal information. It gave where she went to school, where she was born, career, Awards, and even address. I will say when reading this it was sort of “piecey”. At first it was talking about Toni Morrison’s life, then it jumped to her works, then back to Morrison’s life, then again back to her works, so it wasn’t very “flowy”.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Kulkarni, Harihar. "Mirrors, Reflections, and Images: Malady of Generational Relationship and Girlhood in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye." Indian Journal of American Studies 23.2 (Summer 1993): 1-6. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 173. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. This is an annotation of the above source. It was supposed to go in depth and show the deeper signs and thought of the author and characters. Also, it was to inform the reader of any allegory secretly spoken about. It starts with an overall analysis, and then as it progresses it goes in depth. It mainly analyses Pecola, a main character, but it also analyses every other character too. Also, it talks about land and landscape, going into detail on the signs and second meanings on it as well. It was manly written for intellectual discussion on deeper meanings in “The Bluest Eye”. I also believe it was composed for a professor, due to its essay like quality, but I do think it was for any one for informing and getting their thought out there. Something I thought to be very interesting and helpful, was its constant quoting and usage of other, more qualified and noticed people. It was pleasant because you knew they knew what they were talking about. Another thing is, though not a good thing is its tendency to almost rewrite or summarize “The Bluest Eye”. Though useful for those who haven’t read it, it isn’t for those who have and are needed to reread it. RAllen Wilder 4th Period 3/14/12
Cormier-Hamilton, Patrice. "Black Naturalism and Toni Morrison: The Journey Away from Self-Love in The Bluest Eye." MELUS 19.4 (Winter 1994): 109-126. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Tom Burns. Vol. 99. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was written to discus and informs readers of the “little” things in “The Bluest Eye”, tiny details and lessons to be learned in Morrison’s book.
It first talks a little about the writer of this literary criticism and her students. Then it starts to go into details like naturalism, inner meanings or lessons on the subject, and its form of writing. It also goes into the troubles in the old south and how it use to be.
It was mainly, to me, written for the author’s colleagues and/or students, but like anything published and “put out there” it is for any one interested in reading. the reason I believe it was for her students and colleagues is for the fact that it quotes her student and their thoughts on the subject.
I personally found it quite interesting that the author was a professor! Which you could tell, because of the very intellectual content in the work, though you couldn’t tell so much in how it was written… Something I disliked and/or disagreed with was how it was written. It was written in a very informal way; making it in some ways harder to pick out the information you need out of it. It was written in stream of consciousness, and written how you and I would normally speak, making it slightly difficult to comprehend unless it was read to you. Also, you could tell that she did have a bias and did not like many African American books about their suffering. RAllen Wilder 4th Period 3/14/12
Delashmit, Margaret. "The Bluest Eye: An Indictment." Griot 20.1 (Spring 2001): 12-17. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Tom Burns. Vol. 99. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was written to discus “how “The Bluest Eye” portrays the breakdown of community and family support in mid-twentieth-century African American society.”
It first gives a short description of its purpose, then goes on into detail. Firstly of its “detail” is how “The Bluest Eye” shows/exposes the racial suffering African Americans went threw and their human conditions in that time period. It then even compares European way of life to the American way of life, but it doesn’t just talk about family life, it also talks about human needs and mind sets, then it goes into the characters thoughts, actions, and what they mean.
It was meant to be read by intellectual readers, wanting to delve deeper into just the “top layer” of a book, specifically “The Bluest Eye”, so college students and professors are good examples of people this was meant for, whether its just to inform yourself or to do research.
I liked how the author could relate to the book. You could really tell he/she really read “The Bluest Eye” and understood it completely, the way he/she felt for the characters and knew what he/she was saying.
Something I would warn about is that the author is slightly bias, as you read you can tell she really relates to an African American “eye” for things, the author even states that he/she felt for one of the characters, Pecola.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Harris, Trudier. "Reconnecting Fragments: Afro-American Folk Tradition in The Bluest Eye." Critical Essays on Toni Morrison. Ed. Nellie Y. McKay. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1988. 68-76. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 173. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was written to discuss how African American folk lore effected Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”, and to inform and/or discus the African American condition in those days.
At first is talks about how folk lore was mentioned in the book and how it effected it. Then in goes into depth on little details and how they relate to folk lore of African American life, some obvious and some not-so-obvious.
It was meant to be read by intellectual readers, readers who want to learn how these little things relate to big parts of African American life/culture. The best examples would be college student, professors, or any other professional on the subject, but any one is welcomed to read it.
Something I liked about it was its subject. I found it quite interesting how these tiny details related to such big things, also the author wrote very clearly on the subject and was very understandable.
I did not see any thing wrong with this piece of work. It was clear, to the point, and interesting to read.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
"African American literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was meant to inform readers of “The Bluest Eye” and all it’s awards and complements. Also it was to persuade the reader to go look at the book or even get it.
It consists of a paragraph full of “The Bluest Eye’s” summery and names of it’s awards. Informing the reader of its greatness and story.
This Short bit was directed to any and all readers, in hope it might catch someone’s fancy. It was probably, if I were to direct it at a certain reader, for student of high school level or lower, to inform them of what the book is about.
I like it for its ability to summarize the story for you, along with state the many awards awarded to the book.
Though I liked its ability to summarize, I must scrutinize the fact that it is so small. I feel it could have had a little more to it, like details or more depth to it. For I would like to write more on the subject of it, I can not, solely due to its shortness.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
"American literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was made to inform people of inspirational African American writers of the day, during the Harlem renaissance, including Toni Morrison.
It starts out with writers and how they wrote along with what they wrote, then it goes to female writers, like Toni Morrison, and how their works were some of the best post war books out there.
It was written for any and all readers, mostly high school and lower, due to there multiple needs for reports on such things. Especially the ones with reports on African American writers like in the Harlem renaissance.
I liked how it talked about how they put folk lore and African American culture into their stories and books.
Though it is interesting it is still quite short, with only shallow bits of information on many things. Also, it didn’t just keep to one subject, like Toni Morrison, it in stead talked shallowly about many different writers, instead of going into depth with one.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Thomas, Louisa. "The Bluest Eye." The New York Times Book Review 28 Feb. 2010: 16(L). Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was written to discus “how “The Bluest Eye” portrays the breakdown of community and family support in mid-twentieth-century African American society.”
It first gives a short description of its purpose, and then goes on into detail. Firstly of its “detail” is how “The Bluest Eye” shows/exposes the racial suffering African Americans went threw and their mentality, especially as a writer. Then it goes into characters and their mind set, thoughts, and actions, mainly Rachel.
It was meant for any and everyone who wanted to read it, mainly students who need to know about “The Bluest Eye” and it’s character’s deeper thoughts and meanings. The student age group I would narrow it more down to is high school and above, because even though it is rather short it does go deeper into the story’s character and thoughts. Not many elementary schoolers would need to know that. Also if I wanted to narrow it even further I would say just high schoolers, due to Its short length not enough information for a college paper.
Something I didn’t like was its length, it seemed to short for a more deeper view into a character. The content was good but it could definitely be better with length to it.
I personally liked how it related to you in the beginning with more modern day fact. Also it described the inner thoughts of Rachel and others and their meanings very well, for its length. Plus it recap’s the character’s ethnicity in detail, which is always nice to know. RAllen Wilder 4th Period 3/14/12
Mori, Aoi. "Andrea O'Reilly. Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart." African American Review 40.1 (2006): 177+. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was written to discus/inform about motherhood and how it differs in both black and white families, along with science and facts behind the differences.
At first it gives a short summery on what it was about and who wrote it, and then goes into its details. It stated what an African American family or mother differs in her or their mind set, which was how they defied “true womanhood”. then it goes to how Morrison doesn’t like to support a thought of a black “mammy” and how it related to slavery. After that, it goes to examples of it in Morison’s books, and the importance of a mother figure in a child’s life. It continues to say how it is difficult to be a mom an continues to state Morrison’s book’s importance and greatness.
It was written for a more intellectual audience, to discuss motherhood and African American books and its concepts. To do so, I believe it was for more so college students due to its deepness and need for its further than obvious meanings. Especially female college students, due to its topic on motherhood.
Something I found to be not so good was its bias, that leaned toward a more bitter African American thought due to the fact that it actually stated that whites usually neglect some stuff in motherhood that goes on in black families.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Anthony, Chloe, "Toni Morrison" Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning , Literature Resources from Gale, Web.21 Feb. 2012
This is the annotation of the source above. “Toni Morrison” was about the life of Toni Morrison, her works, awards and criticisms. The bibliography was supposed to inform the reader of Toni Morrison's achievements and life story.
It described that she was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio and was taught and told of folklore and ghost stories. Often this was from her family, like her parents and grandmother. Toni was also very interested in reading as a young adult and teenager. This, of course, was interpreted into her work when she was older. Those works where The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Jazz, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination, Tar Baby, and Beloved.
This was intended for any audience really, but mainly ones interested in reading any of Toni Morison’s works. Plus, because of its purpose, which is to inform, it is intended for younger, knowledge hungry crowd, like students or researchers.
Something I thought was very interesting and special, was how it told you about Morrison’s works, describing what happened and some background information about the piece or Morrison. It even goes into the mind sets of many of the characters featured in the books. So, not only does it give a biography but also describes Toni Morrison’s works and characters.
The writer of this story does not lean to one side and one view of “Toni Morrison”. She gives every view and backs the statement up. Though personally, I like it for the author to have a point of view, and the author of this does not have one, but at the same time you don’t have to worry about a bias.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Chloe Anthony. "Toni Morrison." Contemporary Popular Writers. Ed. Dave Mote. Detroit: St. James Press, 1997. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the above source. This source was made for the purpose of informing the reader of Toni Morrison, her work, and her achievements.
It starts out speaking of Morrison’s awards and complementing it with quotes from critics and celebrities. Then it goes on to talk about her books, like Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise. After that it continues to talk about Morrison’s life, like collage, her views, and how she was raised. Then, again, it continues about her works, like Tar Baby, Song of Solomon, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination, The Big Box, and more.This was made for any reader interested in Toni Morrison’s life or works, more so for student age readers than any other due to the fact that they are the most common reader to need facts on Toni Morrison, but any reader is welcomed.
Something that I found interesting in the article was that at the end it gave a short summery on Morrison’s personal information. It gave where she went to school, where she was born, career, Awards, and even address.
I will say when reading this it was sort of “piecey”. At first it was talking about Toni Morrison’s life, then it jumped to her works, then back to Morrison’s life, then again back to her works, so it wasn’t very “flowy”.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Kulkarni, Harihar. "Mirrors, Reflections, and Images: Malady of Generational Relationship and Girlhood in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye." Indian Journal of American Studies 23.2 (Summer 1993): 1-6. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 173. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was supposed to go in depth and show the deeper signs and thought of the author and characters. Also, it was to inform the reader of any allegory secretly spoken about.
It starts with an overall analysis, and then as it progresses it goes in depth. It mainly analyses Pecola, a main character, but it also analyses every other character too. Also, it talks about land and landscape, going into detail on the signs and second meanings on it as well.
It was manly written for intellectual discussion on deeper meanings in “The Bluest Eye”. I also believe it was composed for a professor, due to its essay like quality, but I do think it was for any one for informing and getting their thought out there.
Something I thought to be very interesting and helpful, was its constant quoting and usage of other, more qualified and noticed people. It was pleasant because you knew they knew what they were talking about.
Another thing is, though not a good thing is its tendency to almost rewrite or summarize “The Bluest Eye”. Though useful for those who haven’t read it, it isn’t for those who have and are needed to reread it.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Cormier-Hamilton, Patrice. "Black Naturalism and Toni Morrison: The Journey Away from Self-Love in The Bluest Eye." MELUS 19.4 (Winter 1994): 109-126. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Tom Burns. Vol. 99. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was written to discus and informs readers of the “little” things in “The Bluest Eye”, tiny details and lessons to be learned in Morrison’s book.
It first talks a little about the writer of this literary criticism and her students. Then it starts to go into details like naturalism, inner meanings or lessons on the subject, and its form of writing. It also goes into the troubles in the old south and how it use to be.
It was mainly, to me, written for the author’s colleagues and/or students, but like anything published and “put out there” it is for any one interested in reading. the reason I believe it was for her students and colleagues is for the fact that it quotes her student and their thoughts on the subject.
I personally found it quite interesting that the author was a professor! Which you could tell, because of the very intellectual content in the work, though you couldn’t tell so much in how it was written…
Something I disliked and/or disagreed with was how it was written. It was written in a very informal way; making it in some ways harder to pick out the information you need out of it. It was written in stream of consciousness, and written how you and I would normally speak, making it slightly difficult to comprehend unless it was read to you. Also, you could tell that she did have a bias and did not like many African American books about their suffering.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Delashmit, Margaret. "The Bluest Eye: An Indictment." Griot 20.1 (Spring 2001): 12-17. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Tom Burns. Vol. 99. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was written to discus “how “The Bluest Eye” portrays the breakdown of community and family support in mid-twentieth-century African American society.”
It first gives a short description of its purpose, then goes on into detail. Firstly of its “detail” is how “The Bluest Eye” shows/exposes the racial suffering African Americans went threw and their human conditions in that time period. It then even compares European way of life to the American way of life, but it doesn’t just talk about family life, it also talks about human needs and mind sets, then it goes into the characters thoughts, actions, and what they mean.
It was meant to be read by intellectual readers, wanting to delve deeper into just the “top layer” of a book, specifically “The Bluest Eye”, so college students and professors are good examples of people this was meant for, whether its just to inform yourself or to do research.
I liked how the author could relate to the book. You could really tell he/she really read “The Bluest Eye” and understood it completely, the way he/she felt for the characters and knew what he/she was saying.
Something I would warn about is that the author is slightly bias, as you read you can tell she really relates to an African American “eye” for things, the author even states that he/she felt for one of the characters, Pecola.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Harris, Trudier. "Reconnecting Fragments: Afro-American Folk Tradition in The Bluest Eye." Critical Essays on Toni Morrison. Ed. Nellie Y. McKay. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1988. 68-76. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 173. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was written to discuss how African American folk lore effected Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”, and to inform and/or discus the African American condition in those days.
At first is talks about how folk lore was mentioned in the book and how it effected it. Then in goes into depth on little details and how they relate to folk lore of African American life, some obvious and some not-so-obvious.
It was meant to be read by intellectual readers, readers who want to learn how these little things relate to big parts of African American life/culture. The best examples would be college student, professors, or any other professional on the subject, but any one is welcomed to read it.
Something I liked about it was its subject. I found it quite interesting how these tiny details related to such big things, also the author wrote very clearly on the subject and was very understandable.
I did not see any thing wrong with this piece of work. It was clear, to the point, and interesting to read.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
"African American literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was meant to inform readers of “The Bluest Eye” and all it’s awards and complements. Also it was to persuade the reader to go look at the book or even get it.
It consists of a paragraph full of “The Bluest Eye’s” summery and names of it’s awards. Informing the reader of its greatness and story.
This Short bit was directed to any and all readers, in hope it might catch someone’s fancy. It was probably, if I were to direct it at a certain reader, for student of high school level or lower, to inform them of what the book is about.
I like it for its ability to summarize the story for you, along with state the many awards awarded to the book.
Though I liked its ability to summarize, I must scrutinize the fact that it is so small. I feel it could have had a little more to it, like details or more depth to it. For I would like to write more on the subject of it, I can not, solely due to its shortness.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
"American literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
This is the annotation of the source above. It was made to inform people of inspirational African American writers of the day, during the Harlem renaissance, including Toni Morrison.
It starts out with writers and how they wrote along with what they wrote, then it goes to female writers, like Toni Morrison, and how their works were some of the best post war books out there.
It was written for any and all readers, mostly high school and lower, due to there multiple needs for reports on such things. Especially the ones with reports on African American writers like in the Harlem renaissance.
I liked how it talked about how they put folk lore and African American culture into their stories and books.
Though it is interesting it is still quite short, with only shallow bits of information on many things. Also, it didn’t just keep to one subject, like Toni Morrison, it in stead talked shallowly about many different writers, instead of going into depth with one.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Thomas, Louisa. "The Bluest Eye." The New York Times Book Review 28 Feb. 2010: 16(L). Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was written to discus “how “The Bluest Eye” portrays the breakdown of community and family support in mid-twentieth-century African American society.”
It first gives a short description of its purpose, and then goes on into detail. Firstly of its “detail” is how “The Bluest Eye” shows/exposes the racial suffering African Americans went threw and their mentality, especially as a writer. Then it goes into characters and their mind set, thoughts, and actions, mainly Rachel.
It was meant for any and everyone who wanted to read it, mainly students who need to know about “The Bluest Eye” and it’s character’s deeper thoughts and meanings. The student age group I would narrow it more down to is high school and above, because even though it is rather short it does go deeper into the story’s character and thoughts. Not many elementary schoolers would need to know that. Also if I wanted to narrow it even further I would say just high schoolers, due to Its short length not enough information for a college paper.
Something I didn’t like was its length, it seemed to short for a more deeper view into a character. The content was good but it could definitely be better with length to it.
I personally liked how it related to you in the beginning with more modern day fact. Also it described the inner thoughts of Rachel and others and their meanings very well, for its length. Plus it recap’s the character’s ethnicity in detail, which is always nice to know.
RAllen
Wilder
4th Period
3/14/12
Mori, Aoi. "Andrea O'Reilly. Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart." African American Review 40.1 (2006): 177+. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
This is an annotation of the above source. It was written to discus/inform about motherhood and how it differs in both black and white families, along with science and facts behind the differences.
At first it gives a short summery on what it was about and who wrote it, and then goes into its details. It stated what an African American family or mother differs in her or their mind set, which was how they defied “true womanhood”. then it goes to how Morrison doesn’t like to support a thought of a black “mammy” and how it related to slavery. After that, it goes to examples of it in Morison’s books, and the importance of a mother figure in a child’s life. It continues to say how it is difficult to be a mom an continues to state Morrison’s book’s importance and greatness.
It was written for a more intellectual audience, to discuss motherhood and African American books and its concepts. To do so, I believe it was for more so college students due to its deepness and need for its further than obvious meanings. Especially female college students, due to its topic on motherhood.
Something I found to be not so good was its bias, that leaned toward a more bitter African American thought due to the fact that it actually stated that whites usually neglect some stuff in motherhood that goes on in black families.