Black Feminist Struggle during the Reconstruction Era in Toni Morrison's Beloved

Abstract

The widespread embrace of black people's rights nowadays was once a proscribed subject during the reconstruction era that only the bravest could approach. During that era, women were subject to oppression while black women were through unimaginable misery. Toni Morrison took it upon herself to confront society as well as racists and sexists by publishing various novels displaying black feminism. Beloved was one that stood out, a tale that celebrates a Black woman's bravery in a culture that has a long history of racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination. The female protagonist, Sethe, is one of the strong women who made a choice when there was none to be made. In this regard, this dissertation investigated the way Toni Morrison's novel Beloved depicts black feminism during the Reconstruction era. In order to respond to the earlier question, the black feminist theory and post-colonial theory were both utilized. Additionally, it highlighted sexist oppression imposed on women of color.