Abstract
Racially exploited, sexually violated, and often emotionally humiliated for years or decades, certain black female characters within four of Toni Morrison’s novels make violent choices that are not always easily understandable. The violence—sometimes verbal, but more frequently physical—is often an attempt to create unique solutions to avoid further victimization. Thus, violence itself becomes an act of rebellion, a form of resistance to oppressive power. The choice of violence—often rendered upon those within their own community and family—redirects powerlessness and transforms these characters, re-defining them as compellingly dominant women. However, their transformation often has multidimensional repercussions for them and those with whom they have chosen to be violent.
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