Destiny Owens is currently studying Elementary Education at Bowie State University. Her desire is to graduate from Bowie State, teach in the school system, and get her Master’s degree in School-Based Counseling. She enjoys dancing and touching lives in any positive way possible. She even has hopes of dancing professionally.
Connection to Each Chapter’s Events:
Chapter 7- Toni Morrison structures chapter 7 in a way where she introduces Lina’s advice to Florens and then tells the story of Florens meeting Widow Ealing. This helps the reader to make a connection with where she begins her interest in religion for the rest of the story.
Chapter 8- It is ironic that Morrison would include the back story of Sorrow and giving the reader a glimpse of her “new beginning” after trauma in the past.
Chapter 9- The moment we have all been waiting for… the romantic reunion of the Blacksmith and Florens, or is it what we have been waiting for? This anticlimactic ending definitely draws the reader back in to figure out what is this new meaning of relationships and what happens now? Ask yourself why do you think she placed these stories together and towards the end?
Timeline of Events for Chapter 7, 8, and 9:
Chapter 7 events
o Lina tells Florens the story of her abusive relationship in the past in hopes that Florens will be aware of the dangers of men and sex
o Florens meets the widow Ealing and her daughter jane, she finds out that her daughter Jane was being examined to see if she was a demon but cutting her skin because “demons don’t bleed”
Chapter 8 events
o The story of where Sorrow came from a ship and survived the shipwreck with “Twin.” Sorrows revelation with her newborn child and the reason of calling her complete
Chapter 9 events
o Florens finally reunites with the Blacksmith and finds a little boy, Malaik, living with him. The blacksmith tells Florens to look after Malaik and she fears that he will choose Malaik over her.