Shifting Masculinities and Evolving Feminine Power: Progressive Gender Roles in Toni Morrison's Home.

Home (Book : Morrison); Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019; Fiction; Literary criticism; Gender role in literature; Masculinity in literature; African Americans in literature

A literary criticism of the novel "Home" by Toni Morrison is presented. Topics discussed include the interdependence of male and female gender roles, the representation of Black masculinity and feminine power in the novel, and the historical development of African American male and female roles. Also discussed are Morrison's model of race and gender, and the portrayal of trauma and healing in the novel.