Toni Morrison and the natural world: an ecology of color

Preface

Introduction. "All of them colors was in me": embodiment and material ecocriticism

Brown ecology and fertility: skin, dirt, and compost in Paradis and The Bluest Eye

Green ecology and healing: botanical life in Beloved, Home, and Song of Solomon

Orange ecology, death, and renewal: fire, ash, and immolation in God Help the Child and Sula

Blue ecology and resistance: islands, swamps, and ecotones in Tar Baby and Love

Conclusion. A black and white ecology: plantations and race formation in A Mercy and Jazz.