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    Summary of God Help the Child: by Toni Morrison | Includes Analysis
    Summary of God Help the Child: by Toni Morrison | Includes Analysis
    Summary of God Help the Child: by Toni Morrison | Includes Analysis
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    God Help the Child by Toni Morrison is a dramatic novel that focuses on how

    adults are affected by what happened to them when they were children. Bride, a

    successful, young, black woman, bec

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInstaread, Inc
    Release dateMay 17, 2016
    ISBN9781683781509
    Summary of God Help the Child: by Toni Morrison | Includes Analysis

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      God Help the Child

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      Table of Contents

      SUMMARY      4

      Main Characters      12

      Analysis      14

      Character Analysis      14

      Character Relationships      18

      Themes      21

      Racism      30

      Author’s Style      32

      SUMMARY

      God Help the Child by Toni Morrison is a dramatic novel that focuses on how adults are affected by what happened to them when they were children. Bride, a successful, young, black woman, becomes who she is because her lighter-skinned mother had trouble accepting and loving her. Bride remakes herself in order to leave behind her past.

      When Lula Ann Bridewell is born, her mother is ashamed of her because her skin is such a dark black. Lula Ann’s mother and father are both lighter-skinned. Her

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