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Chris Dattilio
No. The first two books have completely unrelated stories, in different time periods, with different characters. There is no back-story in Beloved or Jazz that will help explain Paradise.
That said, there is a certain ambiguity in Paradise, that is intentional on the part of the author.
Chronology is contradictory; events happen out of order; which characters participate in certain events change with each retelling; prejudicial 'indicators' of race are used specifically to confuse or confound the reader (or make the reader question their implicit biases).
Morrison seems to use a kind of loose mythology with the story, which changes depending on whose POV we're experiencing at a given moment.
That said, there is a certain ambiguity in Paradise, that is intentional on the part of the author.
Chronology is contradictory; events happen out of order; which characters participate in certain events change with each retelling; prejudicial 'indicators' of race are used specifically to confuse or confound the reader (or make the reader question their implicit biases).
Morrison seems to use a kind of loose mythology with the story, which changes depending on whose POV we're experiencing at a given moment.
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