Emotions In Toni Morrison's God Help The Child

One of an author's objectives while writing a creative piece of literature is to connect with the reader's emotions and make them feel something for the characters. Toni Morrison is no exception to this, and she does phenomenally in her most recent novel God Help the Child. There are several elements to this book that makes a person feel bad for the characters as the story progress. Characters, like Bride and Booker, have experienced such traumatic childhoods that had affected the outcome of their entire life and the reader is supposed to feel that sympathy for them. I, the reader in this case, was especially moved by this novel, specifically, as the plot was compelling and, more than her other novels, easy to follow and understand. The plot itself was not the deciding factor to write about this novel, but rather the feelings and emotions that follow along perfectly within the plot. Feelings like sorrow, depression, and even guilt, where all present and shaped the surroundings presented. Not to say that this is a negative outcome of the novel. In fact it gave it a sense of surrealism, positively encapturing the reader in a sense of awe. Overall, the emotions that were expressed in the novel captivated the reader, …show more content…
Sofia, in a fit of rage, physically attacks Bride and hurts almost to the point of scarring her face severely. She eventually throws Bride out, and the scene ends momentarily. This part is a pivotal scene for our protagonist, not for the painful beating, but for the backstory behind it. In a flashback further into the novel, Bride is with Sweetness talking about testifying against Sofia. All Bride can think about is making her mother proud and by doing this, she might even get to hold her hand. Bride testified falsely, and is an overall factor of Sofia sentence. Bride, however, achives her goals, and receives the affection that she has been craving for a long period of