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Character Analysis of Twyla and Roberta in “Recitatif”- Toni Morrison

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Character Analysis of Twyla and Roberta in “Recitatif”- Toni Morrison Introduction Recitatif is a short story by Toni Morrison, a story that revolves around two central characters, Twyla Benson... and Roberta Fisk who meet within the confinement of an orphanage due to their mother’s inability to take care of each of the girls. The author of Recitatif makes it clear that Roberta and Twyla come from different ethnic backgrounds and this makes racism that was exhibited during the Civil-Rights Era in the United States of America as one of the main themes in the story. The main purpose of this essay is to present a character analysis of the two central characters in Morrison’s Recitatif, Twyla and Roberta, and to establish the role played by racism in perpetuating conflict in the narrative. In order to sufficiently analyze these characters, it will be necessary to establish the role and function of the two characters in the story, and to also examine if the characters are symbolic in any way. Another important area of assessment is that which looks into the development of psychology of the characters in the narrative, as well as, the reasons attached to the character’s role in the narrative. Lastly, there will be a need to explain how the characters assist in developing the main theme in Recitatif [Show More]

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