Some unexpected but conspicuous shortcomings in Toni Morrison’s last novel
| dc.contributor.author | Ibarrola Armendariz, Aitor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-16T15:42:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-16T15:42:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12-22 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-12-16T15:42:39Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the last five decades, Toni Morrison’s fiction has covered such intricate topics as the impact of the past on the present, the damage produced on bodies and minds by different types of abuses, and the power and perils of small communities. She revisits some of those themes in her last novel, "God Help the Child" (2015), but this time zooms in more closely on the topics of child abuse and colorism – an internal racism of blacks against those with darker skin shades. "God Help the Child" proves innovative because the story is set in presentday fictional California, where the rate of child molestation – especially against black children – is just overwhelming. This article intends to show that, despite Morrison’s audacious narrative form and storytelling skills, there are some evident shortcomings in the structure and characterization of the novel that are not to be found in her earlier works. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Las novelas de Toni Morrison han abordado temas tan complejos como la influencia del pasado en el presente, las secuelas que distintos tipos de maltrato dejan en cuerpos y espíritus, y las bondades y peligros de las comunidades pequeñas. La autora retoma algunos de esos temas en su última novela, "La noche de los niños" (2015), pero se centra sobre todo en el maltrato de menores y el “colorismo” – un racismo interno de los afroamericanos hacia aquellos que tienen la piel más oscura. Lo novedoso de esta novela es que tiene lugar en la California actual, donde las cifras de abuso de menores – en especial de niños negros – son escalofriantes. El principal objetivo de este artículo es mostrar cómo, a pesar de la destreza y la audacia narrativa de Morrison, el lector descubre una serie de puntos débiles en la estructura y los personajes que son poco habituales en la autora. | es |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research has been funded by the Basque Government (Code: IT1224-19) | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ibarrola Armendariz, A. (2021). Some unexpected but conspicuous shortcomings in Toni Morrison’s last novel. Journal of English Studies, 19, 123-142. https://doi.org/10.18172/JES.4332 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.18172/JES.4332 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1576-6357 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4595 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Universidad de La Rioja | |
| dc.rights | © The Author(s) | |
| dc.subject.other | Toni Morrison | |
| dc.subject.other | God Help the Child | |
| dc.subject.other | Narrative form | |
| dc.subject.other | Shortcomings | |
| dc.subject.other | Child abuse | |
| dc.subject.other | Color consciousness | |
| dc.subject.other | La noche de los niños | |
| dc.subject.other | Forma narrativa | |
| dc.subject.other | Debilidades | |
| dc.subject.other | Maltrato infantil | |
| dc.subject.other | Conciencia de color | |
| dc.title | Some unexpected but conspicuous shortcomings in Toni Morrison’s last novel | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Algunas dificultades inesperadas, pero notorias, de la última novela de Toni Morrison | es |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 142 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 123 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of English Studies | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 19 | |
| oaire.licenseCondition | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| oaire.version | VoR |
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