Feminism and Black Consciousness in Toni Morrison’s Non-fiction

The paper explores about the feminism and black consciousness, which includes black women, and their views on feminisms and literary theories, focusing on Morrison's perceptions of feminist ideology in her non-fictional works. The early editions of the Oxford English Dictionary defined feminism as a state of being feminine or womanly. But in today's World Feminism is a global and revolutionary ideology. It calls for a set of attitude, a definite stance. Toni Morrison defines the term Feminism, as appreciating for all aspects of womanhood and the commitment to the survival of both men and women. The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of writers power. Being An Afro-American Writer Toni Morrison became a Nobel laureate and creative female writer, who achieved the impossible by becoming the first African-American to win the Noble-Prize in literature in 1993. Her contributions have become the body of African-American literature through both her fictions and non-fictions. Her non-fictions largely focus on the various themes of problems faced by African-American women. They give clear understanding of black life, society and culture.