Introduction: Questions with Short answers of the American Novel Jazz by Toni Morrison includes introduction of characters and answers of important questions asked in exams.
What are the major themes in ‘Jazz by Toni Morrison’?
The major themes in ‘Jazz’ are youth and old age, memories, jazz music, marriage, death and isolation etc.
What is the symbolic significance of the title ‘Jazz’?
Title ‘Jazz’ is significant because the structure of the novel is on the music of ‘Jazz’ (Afro-American). Features of Jazz music is improvisational, multiple voices, repetition, historical framework and romanticism found in the structure of the novel.
In the novel Jazz by Toni Morrison, who is Dorcas?
Dorcas is a young girl living with her Aunt Alice Manfred. She has a love affair with Joe Trace but later on she loves to a young boy Acton and confronted the Joe. She was shot down by Joe Trace.
What kind of young woman is Dorcas?
Dorcas is an emotional and passionate kind of girl.