Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.

Language in 'Sweetness'

English

Contemporary Short Stories (2/2): Sweetness by Toni Morrison

Which term is defined as 'the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others'?

Which term is defined as 'unjust or harmful treatment of other people based on a perceived difference'?

Which term is defined as 'prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are dark skinned, typically, but not exclusively, among people of the same ethnic or racial group'?

A comparison between two different things, usually made by stating something is something else.

Giving human feelings and actions to an object or an idea.

Where one uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.

Which statement best describes Louis' reaction to Lula Ann, the baby?

What is 'It broke our marriage to pieces' an example of?

A set of laws according to which a country is governed.

Prejudice or discrimination against individuals who are dark skinned, typically, but not exclusively, among people of the same ethnic or racial group.

The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.

Unjust or harmful treatment of other people based on a perceived difference.

What does the term 'discrimination' mean?

Which pronouns indicate a writer is writing in the 'first person'?

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