Morrison's Imagery

Morrison's imagery really conveys feeling in her characters, and settings. For example, when Sethe is pregnant and on the run, the reader can really feel her pain. Morrison also flexes her imagery skills when she is describing what happens when Sethe arrives at 124. She makes the reader understand the difficulty of Sethe's trip, and the disarray it left her body in. Morrison really explores the full palette of the English language, especially when she is creating the different vibes of 124. For example, she uses the way the house looks before everyone leaves to convey a happiness and kind of cheery place, while once everyone leaves she makes it darker and conveys an ominous sort of sad feeling around the house. Being able to convey these kind of emotions in inanimate objects makes Toni Morrison a master of imagery.