- How does Morrison characterize her responsibilities as a writer? What aspects of writing does she feel are most important?
- In talking about the writers of slave narratives, Morrison states that “these writers knew that literacy was power.” How does she illustrate this statement?
- How does Morrison differentiate between memoir and fiction?
- Morrison suggests a crucial distinction between fact and truth. How does Morrison define these terms?
- How do you interpret Morrison’s statement about her writing process: “the approach that’s most productive and most trustworthy for me is the recollection that moves from the image to the text. Not from the text to the image”?
- Near the end of her essay, Morrison states “he act of imagination is bound up with memory.” Explain her meaning and her reference to Beloved.
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