While sorting through mountains of articles and books about the works of Toni Morrison, I realized there existed a glaring omission in the literature: there was yet to be published a single volume that solely addressed the characterization of mothers in Morrison's narrative. Given that I compare portraits of maternity in novels by women authors of the Americas in my doctoral work, I was overcom...

This article explores the concept of «ancillary trauma», through which a woman character who has not been subjected to racial violence becomes traumatized actions male either psychically or emotionally damaged as result racist actions. While Morrison sympathizes with what characters endure, texts suggest that, in many cases, these lash out against women their lives an attempt emulate white masc...