Jazz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1992

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Chapters 3-4

Chapters 5-6

Chapters 7-8

Chapters 9-10

Character Analysis

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Essay Topics

How does the narrator contribute to the meaning of the story? Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not? How might the reader make sense of the mysterious narrator in the text?

How does social and historical context play a role in the experiences of the characters? What is the relationship between racial violence and trauma and how the characters treat one another?

Each book in Morrison’s trilogy explores various aspects of love. What aspects of love are examined in Jazz? How do the characters’ experiences with love compare to the characters in Beloved and Paradise?