Weekly Discussion Questions for Jazz by Toni Morrison
Discussion Questions
Discussion Question for the Week of Nov 26 – Dec 2
Toni Morrison stated that her work was meant to take the form of a jazz song. Within these first 50 pages, how do you see the story taking that structure?
Toni Morrison stated that her work was meant to take the form of a jazz song. Within these first 50 pages, how do you see the story taking that structure?
Discussion Question for the Week of Dec 3 – Dec 9
In what ways are you seeing Morrison utilize blues idioms and dance spaces? What do you see as their purpose?
In what ways are you seeing Morrison utilize blues idioms and dance spaces? What do you see as their purpose?
Discussion Question for the Week of Dec 10 – Dec 16
How do you see Morrison melding together people’s pasts to build the present? Does the action make you have sympathy for some characters more than others, or does it make you feel and think something completely different?
How do you see Morrison melding together people’s pasts to build the present? Does the action make you have sympathy for some characters more than others, or does it make you feel and think something completely different?
Discussion Question for the Week of Dec 17 – Dec 23
What important historical information can you find in Jazz, and how does it affect the story the further along you read?
What important historical information can you find in Jazz, and how does it affect the story the further along you read?
Discussion Question for the Week of Dec 24 – Dec 31
How does dance facilitate healing in the novel?
How does dance facilitate healing in the novel?
Blues and Jazz Dance Book Club 