Tar Baby

by

Toni Morrison

The Greenhouse

The greenhouse symbolizes the Garden of Eden, and Morrison uses that symbolism to subvert the moral of the biblical story of the Fall, pointing to the harm and complicity in evil that come with ignorance…

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Sealskin Coat

The sealskin coat that Jadine receives as a gift from her would-be fiancé, Ryk, symbolizes wealth and materialism, as well as Jadine’s complicity in the social and economic structures that systemically oppress Black people…

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