In this video Toni Morrison talks about her ideas for the book and expains about the history.

~.4: Althought she wanted to separate this time froma rascist slavery, there are still obvious beginnings of a rascist way of thought in the way that people react to Florens' skin tone

~1.20: America had no identity yet, leaving it for molding and sculpting

~2.18:The book is the beginning of race starting to couple with salvery in America

~4.15: "Any white could kill any black for any reason anytime"after an event that seemingly brought the separate groups together

~5.18: The Bacon's Rebellion was a moment that laid a bit of fondation for separation among classes and especially races

~6.15: Morrison layered the chapters. Wanted Florens to be on an important urgent journey while revealing herself to the reader. The surrounding chapeter were 3rd person to show a straight path towards the end while leading you astray with important details on the charecters.

~8.15: SHe showed the fondation of American individualism and the dangers that come along with it, and that there is a need for a community or a sense of belonging

~8.43: There is no one outside thing that holds the people on the Vaark's land together. No race, no religion, nothing in common. This is why it can not work.