COLORISM IN TONI MORRISONS GOD HELP THE CHILD

The present paper has been specifically designed to scrutinize the aspect of colorism in Toni Morrisons well acclaimed novel God Help Child. African American literature is an academic body writing produced by descendants residing America. literary canon African- emerged late part 18th century oral forms like sermon, gospel, music, jazz, blues and spirituals. writers have deliberately expressed their painful agony, racial segregation, social injustice ill treatment which they tolerated white society. Morrison was a prolific female novelist African-American writing. eleventh Child prominently deals with colorism, racism child abuse. Conceptually, term Colorism coined Alice Walker address superiority lighter or skin over dark. its genetic roots because without standardization color conflict would not be exist. unfolds story Bride, also known as Lula Ann who born dark black color. She receives her own parents gets negative rejection having skin. Brides ruins golden childhood period. Louis Bridewell rejects Bride from accepting his baby. Similarly, Sweetness breeds harsh cruelty. research study will primarily focus on faced protagonist Ann.