Disguise Image of Mercy in A Mercy of Toni Morrison: A Narratological Study

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Sunita Chahal (Department of English, I.G. College Ladwa, Kurukshetra, Haryana)

This paper is an attempt to review the novel by keeping in mind the narratological concept and the disguise image of mercy shown in the novel. A Mercy is set in the colonies in the second half of the seventeenth century which was a tempestuous time in Europe. People migrated for religious freedom, and economic betterment. Many were transported because they were miscreants. Slaves were captured in Africa and brought to America. Morrison’s cast of characters represents the spectrum of immigrants. The Southern colonies as well as North are affected by slavery. Morrison writes that “the only difference between African slaves and European or British slaves was that the latter could run away and melt into the population. But if you were black, you were noticeable”(Little, radio interview).