走出过去的阴影 展望未来的前景

THE SHADOW OF THE PAST OR THE PROSPECT OF THE FUTURE --COMMENTS ON THE LITERATURE MERITS OF "BELOVED"

"Beloved" by Toni Morrison is an amazingly written book in which the main characters struggle to extricate themselves fr om the shadow of the past for the future . In this article, "Beloved" has been examined with regard to its plot, theme, structure and writing style. According to any of these measures, the literature merits of" Beloved" are high. The aim of this article is not only to describe how the slavery destroys generations and generations, but also to reflect that the cruelty of the slavery still creeps in the hearts of the people by keeping them living in the shadow of the past. From the analysis of" Beloved", we enjoy much pleasure for the people who suffer in the past learning to go out from the shadow to create the prospect of the future.