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Key ideas from the book
- The novel is set in 1680s America, during the early development of the slave trade.
- Florens’s experiences reveal the personal consequences of enslavement and displacement.
- The story examines a mother’s decision to give up her daughter in an effort to save her.
- Relationships among Florens, Lina, Jacob Vaark, and the blacksmith shape the novel’s world.
- The book offers a literary perspective on slavery and life in colonial America.
About A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Set in the 1680s, when the slave trade in the Americas was still in its infancy, Toni Morrison’s A Mercy follows Florens, a young enslaved girl given to Anglo-Dutch trader Jacob Vaark as part payment for a debt. At Vaark’s farm, she forms bonds with Lina, an older servant, and later with an African blacksmith who has never been enslaved.
Against the backdrop of slavery in colonial America, the novel also explores a painful mother-and-daughter relationship: Florens’s mother sends her away in an attempt to save her, leaving Florens to reckon with that abandonment. This historical novel may appeal to readers interested in Morrison’s fiction, African American literature, and stories examining slavery and family ties.
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