Community and Communitarianism in Toni Morrison: Restoring the Self and Relating with the Other

Toni Morrison discusses the rebirth of entire Black race through self-recovery. However, her novels are not limited to identity women and people but linked a wider community. might have tried imagine community in which can be socially constituted. In this paper, we discuss concept by examining communitarianism, is basis justice human rights. Although an ambiguous notion context communitarians criticize abstract conceptualization rights liberal individualists, also see that universally applicable as shared conception social good. Communitarianism emphasizes role importance personal life, self-formation, identity. highlights self-worth within boundary community, reclaiming development Nancian sense, work art produced. It communicated sharing finitude others—that is, “relation” itself fundamental structure existence. regard, considering Morrison’s alongside communitarianism Nancy’s analysis may enable us obtain sense complex aspects self For Morrison, need for harmony combination, acknowledging differences diversity each other, opposition between center periphery, men women. This societal theme covered deals with problem loss representative Sula Beloved examines how individuals formed. Therefore, study aims examine more understanding relations others formed, works.