Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part B (2023)

Abstract
Toni Morrison’s novels aim to critique the myth of black inferiority and subordination which prevails in largely white culture. Her novels investigate the devastating effects of the beauty standards of the dominant culture on the self image of the African-female adolescent. Toni Morrison’s novels are, quest tales in which key characters search for the hidden sign, capable of giving them strength and identity Toni Morrison’s shows the exploitative nature of logo centric orders. Her novels are exploration of the meaning of blackness. She wants the readers to the work jointly with the writer in formulating the meaning of her novels. She puts forward the characters, which are evacuated to the margins of the society in the name of their race and gender alienation. She also brings the out of the anonymity and narrates their own history in their own words. She also assesses the core of the Africans American reality, particularly, that of an African female and female alienation, feminist issues in most of her novels. She focuses on their physical and mental tortures from the white men and women because of their Blackness. The inhuman treatment to the Black women from men, both Black and white is explored. It investigates the struggles of Black women in their search for identity and their failures in achieving their identity. Toni Morrison has distinguished herself as an author, editor and critic who has transformed the American literary landscape with her presence in the African American literary tradition.