Challenges of Children’s Health in God Help the Child
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v11i3.14915Keywords:
Children’s Health; Toni Morrison; God Help the Child.Abstract
Toni Morrison’s latest novel God Help the Child (2015) narrates the tale of a dark black girl Bride and some other children sharing similar experiences. In this novel, children suffer from not only racial discrimination, but also sexual abuse and mental disorder as well. Morrison draws attention to children’s protection, which transcends ethnic boundaries to explore the universal problem of children’s health.
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