Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Sula: A Study in Thought and Consciousness Representation

Depiction of thinking and representation of consciousness is an issue for most modern writers. Depiction of thinking and representation of consciousness deals with how consciousness is represented verbally or within language. Means and ends work together. However, the focus of this work is on the means of linguistic forms, narrative techniques, and the signification they represent. In every investigation in this direction, it contributes to the understanding of the ends. This analysis has been conducted on select novels by Toni Morrison. For this purpose, we have the very famous novels of Toni Morrison. These two novels are Bluest Eye and Sula. The analysis aims to advance the investigation of modes of thought and consciousness representation, with specific attention to Sula and The Bluest Eye. Thus, the study aims to determine the features representing various modes of thought and consciousness and the impact these modes convey in the present novels under investigation. To this end, relevant extracts that represent the modes are selected, deduced, and interpreted accordingly. The analysis demonstrates that the novels incorporate Direct, Indirect, Free, Indirect, and Quoted Indirect thought and consciousness representation modes.