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passage 3
P1
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Context ·
Literature has often aspired to contain features of music
Spotlight ·
Toni Morrison's novel Jazz
First African American writer to use a musical genre as a structuring principle for an entire novel. Other writers had used musicians and music as themes and metaphors in writing.
P2
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Connection to music in Morrison's novel ·
Content and form is like the music genre jazz
Narration shifts between third-person omniscience of narrator and first-person from key characters. These shifts show that narrative is cohesive, but acknowledges separate speakers by using quotation marks. Similar to the music jazz in way jazz band combines overall ensemble sound with solo performances.
P3
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Similarities between music jazz and novel Jazz ·
Music jazz allows unique voices within cohesive composition
Morrison's novel achieves the same effect that Duke Ellington created in his jazz compositions.
P4
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Appreciation for Morrison's novel ·
Redefines possibilities of narrative point of view
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
18.
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