Literary Cartographic Analysis of Spatial Anxiety in Song of Solomon

Yi Zhang

doi:10.54097/jzv6rg13

Authors

Yi Zhang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/jzv6rg13

Keywords:

Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison, Literary Cartography, Robert Tally

Abstract

Song of Solomon, a novel written by the renowned author Toni Morrison, who won the Nobel Prize in 1993. This novel shows Milkman’s ultimate liberation, from an isolated black community to a utopian black community built by Morrison. It is his journey to find his root and a means to realize his cultural belief. This paper delves into the spatial anxiety in Song of Solomon from the perspective of literary cartography. Literary cartography will make us understand Toni Morrison’s mapping skills to help the protagonist in Song of Solomon away from anxiety of disorientation, finally find identity and finish self-construction. This essay will provide new ideas about related research on Toni Morrison and her works.

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