Toni Morrison’s A Mercy
This paper will explore not only how mother and daughter bonds were established during the slave era, but how it impacted the black family dynamic. It also will explore how these bonds have crossed generational timelines and still have an effect on black mothers and daughters and the black family dynamic in today’s society.
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