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A critic has pointed out that producing a “healthy confusion of pleasure and disquietude” is an important aspect of a “superior work of literature.” In her novel Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison employs this ability throughout her story in a number of ways. ... The pleasure and sense of justice he feels overrides his fear and disquietude concerning the task, and his determination banishes his moral confusion on the matter.
Song of Solomon provides many examples of a “healthy confusion of pleasure and disquietude” that the author seamlessly weaves into the story, producing an affect on the reader that builds subtly and compounds itself into the story as it plays out. ... Through her use of imagery, syntax, and dialogue, Morrison has constructed a book that keeps the reader excited and anxious with fifteen chapters of “healthy confusion.
Approximate Word count = 671
Approximate Pages = 2.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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