Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”?

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Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”? - Yen Pham

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Dig into Toni Morrison’s novel, "Beloved," which tells the story of a family of formerly enslaved people whose home is haunted by an abusive spirit.
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Two tiny handprints stamped into a cake. A mirror that shatters without warning. A trail of cracker crumbs strewn along the floor. Everyone at 124 Bluestone Road knows their home is haunted- but there’s no mystery about the spirit tormenting them. So begins “Beloved,” Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Yen Pham digs into the novel's exploration of the dehumanizing effects of slavery.
Lesson by Yen Pham, directed by Héloïse Dorsan Rachet.
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@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 жыл бұрын

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison

@allenjohn6828 3 жыл бұрын

u just commented what they said ;-;

@macrro 3 жыл бұрын

Stronk quote

@Tannyboydegen 3 жыл бұрын

You comment everywhere

@TheRabbitHiro 3 жыл бұрын

@@allenjohn6828 they want them endorphines from likes

@allenjohn6828 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRabbitHiro lol

@Marsisredandhot 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite quote from this book: "Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all".

@kardon4996 2 жыл бұрын

That's why she is a mind blowing writer !

@muhammadgbadegesin8043 2 жыл бұрын

Do not love have lovers

@BlueBloxRoblox Жыл бұрын

Same

@allisonsimpson4061 Жыл бұрын

Now this love was thick. Too thick

@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew 9 ай бұрын

How they live.

@infinebow7810 3 жыл бұрын

Everything scary about the book is no where related to ghosts.

@suchetagarai6016 3 жыл бұрын

The ghost here is actually the brutal past of sethe that Beloved actually symbolized

@infinebow7810 3 жыл бұрын

@@suchetagarai6016 Yes definitely, by ghost, I meant the typical supernatural horror.

@allymadison8112 3 жыл бұрын

God, ain't that the truth

@milliebutterfly 3 жыл бұрын

Tell this truth.

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 3 жыл бұрын

You know what they say, humanity creates its own ghosts...

@Atoshi531 3 жыл бұрын

"You are your own best thing." - Toni Morrison, Beloved.

@WildSeed111 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite quotes 💛

@dafaeriequeene 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds very tumblry

@anonymous4244 Жыл бұрын

The response: “Me? Me?” had me tear up

@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@WildSeed111 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Toni Morrison book 🥺 “She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order” - Toni Morrison, Beloved

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

Wow

@MyAminedz 3 жыл бұрын

My god, give the damn animator a pay rise !!

@stygianmoon1716 3 жыл бұрын

Three yen for a pay rise

@MyAminedz 3 жыл бұрын

@@stygianmoon1716 5 yen for a new season ?

@stygianmoon1716 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyAminedz yeah that’s unlikely 😭

@infinebow7810 3 жыл бұрын

While doing critical readings for this text, I read that 'Years of not being able to have control over their own children has passed on through generations in the form of anger.' and this has stayed with me.

@maninthemirror9732 3 жыл бұрын

You have to be strong to read insightful book like these, the truth can be very painful to bear when properly understood.

@djimaaoi3178 3 жыл бұрын

Actually read that one and now I feel proud that Ted says that everyone should read it

@itsaiisha 3 жыл бұрын

BRUHH ME TOO

@macrro 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@disorderlydame 3 жыл бұрын

Same, read it a little over a year ago shortly after Toni Morrison passed away.

@justabeholder4753 3 жыл бұрын

How was it

@disorderlydame 3 жыл бұрын

@@justabeholder4753 It was an interesting look at the past and how humans treated each other. It mostly made me sad, but I enjoyed it.

@neerajkumar2747 3 жыл бұрын

"Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be."

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

😢

@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 жыл бұрын

“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” ― Toni Morrison, Beloved

@mingdemers8895 3 жыл бұрын

Should be included in all high school English curriculum. Enough said.

@eshnagupta9040 3 жыл бұрын

Instead, it's banned in some schools.

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6 3 жыл бұрын

I had to read this book for English class, so there are some of us.

@HerMi.T 3 жыл бұрын

Yes stories like these which talk about reality is more important than a meaningless, no result story.

@serg918 3 жыл бұрын

(From the UK, my literature teacher decided to include this as part of our course. Very challenging and limited support for it online but definitely so worth it.

@HerMi.T 3 жыл бұрын

@Luís Andrade yeah you are right. I am very vague and uncertain about role of story in my previous comment.

@sudipchatterjee 2 жыл бұрын

To me, Beloved is perhaps the most powerful book about nurturing boundless hope while suffering infinite misery. Tony became my instant favorite after I read this!

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

Cool

@crimsonperkyelf3729 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re ready to be emotionally wrecked...

@justanothermortal1373 2 жыл бұрын

I hate my school

@kdaze10 3 жыл бұрын

For my dissertation, I wrote about how slavery affected motherhood. This was one of the books I read for my research. I wish I could have done my research like 5 or more years later...I wrote it in 2005, and while there was more available than when I began college in 2000, it still was a lot harder than it was even 5 years later...

@depgabby 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to read your essay !! It’s a fascinating subject

@minanasimi7513 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to read it too! I’m doing something similar right now and I would love to quote from your dissertation and then add it to the bibliography

@schiomchio 2 жыл бұрын

Not you all being white womnnnn….

@sagewellnessva 2 жыл бұрын

Is your dissertation public or published somewhere?

@titandarknight2698 Жыл бұрын

@@schiomchio Are they not allowed to write a dissertation on topics that do not affect them? I mean isn't it pretty common for researchers to write articles on topics that intrest them regardless on the impact it has on them? Maybe colleges have changed and i did not know about them. Tell me what dissertation did you write?

@omarhanif9101 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, another "Why should you read..." series. It's been a while...

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

I agree.

@parkchimchimstolemyheart 3 жыл бұрын

Read this for my African-American lit course, made me cry so bad...I had never been exposed to the horrors of slavery and racism. This novel along with Morrison's Sula and The Bluest Eye made me feel lost and numb for quite some time.

@catrinasmith5311 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! The Bluest Eye was such a tragic story and it really bothered me. But it did its job then, it showed that not all stories have a good ending.

@carleypetersen4014 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for staying with it despite how painful it was.

@youtubec8563 3 жыл бұрын

The depiction of Sula and Nel are phenomenal! This art style definitely brings out the charisma in both characters.

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@TheNivKo 3 жыл бұрын

The artwork here is really beautiful. Well done!

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

I agree 💯

@paigewhitfield3624 3 жыл бұрын

Man, it's sad she passed away last year. I was wanting her to hold a book conference to ask her questions she seems like a wise person.

@AxlUshiromiya 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t make words on how much I love this channel I learned so much over the years watching these please keep making videos. ❤️

@askar_412 3 жыл бұрын

Itachi 👍

@AxlUshiromiya 3 жыл бұрын

@@askar_412 indeed

@lunathemoon64 3 жыл бұрын

Read this in a world literature class. It truly is a masterpiece in it's telling of trauma on an individual level, but also on a national level in terms of the U.S. and the "haunting" legacy of hatred that still lingers even today.

@macarenacabral4258 3 жыл бұрын

Reading this book, I was torn apart by the most horrifying of stories in it. I had to discuss it during an exam and I had to stop because I was on the verge of tears. This is a masterpiece.

@luispalacio8722 Жыл бұрын

Whoever did the animations or the drawings on this video, really managed to absorbed the spirit of the novel. Great job!

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

I agree 💯

@pisces2569 3 жыл бұрын

That book is more poetry than prose. I loved the part where Sethe, Denver, and Beloved all discover who Beloved really is and speak in this sort of poetry prose kind of way.

@101gamermaniac 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, would highly recommend this book

@LittleDogTobi 3 жыл бұрын

I recently finished a term paper on Beloved and psychoanalysis. The novel is indisputably brilliant--and so unflinchingly grim. It took me a few days to recover.

@LittleDogTobi Жыл бұрын

@arte yep, referring to psychoanalytic literary criticism, specifically, as the 'lens' through which the text is interpreted. idk if that clears things up.

@waterstosify 3 жыл бұрын

This book and Toni Morrison absolutely changed my life.

@sosensualandfree 3 жыл бұрын

Suddenly "Beloved" is at the top of my reading list, what a captivating video. Dr. Christina Greer is such an incredible narrator, I adore every video she reads.

@nicholea5526 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you got a chance to read Beloved. It's one of those books that leaves such a mark on a person.

@sosensualandfree 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholea5526 Not yet! Argh. I'll get to it this summer though.

@nicholea5526 2 жыл бұрын

@@sosensualandfree Enjoy! :)

@subhajithalder4982 3 жыл бұрын

Read it during American English Literature paper, amazing.

@Chetna444 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Read it last year in my 4th semester.

@Shazistic 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry about failures, Worry about the chances You miss when you don't even try -Shazistic

@marquisbullock6744 3 жыл бұрын

A writer whose works I cannot live without. Thank you for this.

@faridamammadova354 3 жыл бұрын

All visuals are described as I imagened in my mind when I read the book

@skycheng17 3 жыл бұрын

“The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.”

@lakalaka66 3 жыл бұрын

Exam tomorrow about this book, what a timing Ted, what a timing. It feels somewhat eerie now.

@thecuriousvirtuoso6427 3 жыл бұрын

I love how ted narrates stories. Hatz of to the narrators! Wrote this while reading Beloved, now Ted-Ed really happy I read :3

@tia5082 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful animation! I actually started reading Beloved two days ago and absolutely adore the writing. Currently reading in Hebrew and would love to read it in English one day.

@kellym.6777 2 жыл бұрын

Toni Morrisson is my grandmother in my head. My favorite writer ever! May she rest in peace 🙏🏾

@ZoraNH.dusttracks1891 3 жыл бұрын

I steered away from this book for the longest until I saw an interview of Toni Morrison speaking about how she came up with the inspiration for the book. It’s now on my list to read this year. Looking forward to it.

@m.1167 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites, I simply adore Toni Morrison. Beloved is such a captivating read •

@darthman649 3 жыл бұрын

Because it's in my syllabus. But what a great book.

@pandagirl432 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds so freaking cool. I've got to check out toni morrison

@sudipabhattacharya13 3 жыл бұрын

For a long time I thought that Beloved was a romance, probably because of the title of the book and the fact that it is usually recommended along with the likes of Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby, etc. However, a few days ago when I stumbled upon a Sparknotes article on this book and decided to go through the Summary and the Character Analyses and was immediately intrigued by it. I already have a lot of questions regarding Beloved's character, even though I'm yet to read the book. Thanks Ted-Ed for making a video on this! 🙂

@JMARIANOV 3 жыл бұрын

When I read Beloved I was very young, so I didn´t fully understand it. But it did leave a very strong emotion and I felt unusually depressed during the next week. I thought about reading it again several times. But that feeling of uneasiness I felt has been keeping me from doing it.

@aparajitasharma4044 3 жыл бұрын

This series of your is so captivating, so good. Thank you for creating such wonderful content for all of us who love art and literature both equally.

@hop3106 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see a Vietnamese, Yen Pham, writes such an articulated piece of Ted-ed!

@mbbbits4847 3 жыл бұрын

It's been so long since your last "why should you read" video! Thank you so much. Your high-quality videos in terms of animation and content are a constant source of knowledge and inspiration. Please, keep up your excellent work!

@reecegallagher1822 3 жыл бұрын

Honey wake up, Ted Ed just released a new “Why You Should Read” video

@mayankgupta9902 3 жыл бұрын

"add beloved to cart" yes, please

@Anonymous_moniker 3 жыл бұрын

Toni Morrison, one of my favourite authors.

@mistadomino 3 жыл бұрын

The animation is wonderful! Fantastic book! The writing is challenging but really engaging!

@anchitaroy9126 3 жыл бұрын

Please keep doing more and more book recommendations! Need them badly

@adamdavis4973 2 жыл бұрын

No pressure or anything bubba. I just think you can capture this and present it in a way that could bring America to a point of acknowledging best we can our history, and our mistakes as a nation of different people's, and start moving towards what everyone in this country deserves to have. Love y'all

@brendondonoho270 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished this book for the first time. Never felt a story punch you in the gut like that. Just a remarkably powerful piece of art from start to finish.

@ilovecolliess 3 жыл бұрын

That animation tho- amazing

@yellowstarproductions6743 5 ай бұрын

So traumatic yet so inspiring

@lovingiseasy-4342 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these! The "why you should read" video for "Waiting For Godot" was super useful for my A levels, and I'm sure this vid will be really helpful for my A2 levels. The animation is incredible as always!

@GloriaJWimberley 3 жыл бұрын

✨Love this book, and the sublime Toni Morrison✨

@g_green338 2 жыл бұрын

That segue at the end from the Toni Morrison quote into the plug for the Octavia Butler video was very well done.

@dinkinishoconnor3432 Жыл бұрын

So grateful for this. The animation is beautiful, chilling. I hope there’s more.

@ultrabumblebee 3 жыл бұрын

4:48 💯💯 some things I write never see the light of day again but, creating perspectives I want to read about is just something else and I love that

@JeremiahTatola 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the middle of this book. The best thing I think I've ever read tbh

@Mel-anie27 3 жыл бұрын

My highschool english teacher made us read this book and it remains one of my favorite books of all time

@Sch0lar4h1re 3 жыл бұрын

First, this video is gorgeous. Second, this novel is primed and ready for an adaptation. There is already a film but it didn't do it justice

@daniakhan6577 3 жыл бұрын

Ted-Ed is why I read classics such as The Trial by Franz Kafka and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. They are the reason why I read such beautifully written books even though I am only 11. Thanks, Ted-Ed.

@acrylicgirl9675 3 жыл бұрын

I started reading more poems and books after seeing their videos. They truly are an amazing channel. MY dream is to do a Ted-Talk someday or work for Ted-Ed.

@MarcoCastilloVideos 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for increasing this ted ed book recommendation 🙏🏼

@PuprleFox 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best books I’ve ever read

@yanomelocavalcante 3 жыл бұрын

Would really love to see a "Why should you read" Machado de Assis Edition. He is probably the greatest brazillian writter and his work is still aprecciated to this day in Brazil. See it been shared abroad would be amazing!

@Yankeesfan4ever100 2 жыл бұрын

"Anything dead coming back to life hurts."

@emil.jansson 2 жыл бұрын

Deeply moving.

@bignate6568 3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading this for my senior year. This was a wild ride. I remember writing a few essays on this essay about its themes

@fernandapjb 3 жыл бұрын

once you start reading it you cant stop i loved it

@uzairahmed1113 3 жыл бұрын

I feel proud to have ted

@MasterCivilEngineering 3 жыл бұрын

Who else loves reading Novels!

@hijiibijii9324 3 жыл бұрын

ur mom

@HerMi.T 3 жыл бұрын

@ax5310 2 жыл бұрын

The animation in this video itself is a work of art.

@mo337 2 ай бұрын

The facts slavery was ever a thing always breaks my brain.. how can people do that to other people?

@mayag224 2 жыл бұрын

Never have I been so awestruck by a novel as I was by Beloved. Perfectly constructed in every conceivable manner.

@funnyteacherman 3 жыл бұрын

Beloved was one of my absolute favorite books that I had to read in school

@brianhill7905 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation and wonderful job of catching the spirit of the book. I first saw the movie (multiple times) and was horrified (in the way the author wanted me to be). It haunted me in a way other things haven't been able too. I eventually read the book and both movie and book are favorites for me. I encourage anyone who is able, to read the book and see the movie. Not just once, but many times over.

@nicolerapatan4382 3 жыл бұрын

stunning animation

@varunprakash6207 3 жыл бұрын

The most haunted house in literature Wow Amazing animation Explanation about the literature in different perspective Amazing book haunted book with Explanation of slavery & love in different way expressed by them Morisson " Beloved Book The pain of love ❤️ and dark 👍👍👍👍

@arunabhhazarika9466 3 жыл бұрын

Currently reading this for passing my semester !👍

@annarose932 3 жыл бұрын

Could you do a animation video on Why You Should Read Tennessee Williams. Would love to see animation and the symbolism of Tennessee Williams plays by Ted Ed!

@Videowatcher8272 3 жыл бұрын

Love this series! Great book recommendation. Do more

@teacupolous 2 жыл бұрын

This lady and channel has helped me with teaching soooooo much. Invaluable content right here.

@cruelcloud2207 3 жыл бұрын

2:49 that. Wow.

@halloween42 3 жыл бұрын

The background music 🙏

@McBehrer 3 жыл бұрын

read this in AP English, and I agree 100%. It's hauntingly beautiful

@aisadal2521 3 жыл бұрын

I love Toni Morrison!

@whynot9579 3 жыл бұрын

the animation on this one is amazing!!

@supratimpaul6700 3 жыл бұрын

TED needs to bring out an animation course. Respect to the editors.

@angelnumber2002 2 жыл бұрын

I read this at 15 and it changed me.

@angelnumber2002 2 жыл бұрын

God it’s the most gorgeous piece of poetry

@prakashajency4907 3 жыл бұрын

Really Awesome content, keep going! Would like to see "The count of Monte Cristo" or Alexandra Dumas works in general in your future content

@booksoverview1236 3 жыл бұрын

thnx for sharing...most loving hannel.

@gmnasir437 2 жыл бұрын

Please TED keep making videos like this. Make more-to-read- videos.

@elif-qo1yz 3 жыл бұрын

you should definitely read sula as well

@bleachedout805 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the film adaption when I was a kid and I really enjoyed it. It was disturbing and had this deeply human element where the revenant wasn't linked to some random demonic force but a personal pain. Such a surreal depiction of trauma and one that did it way before Babaduk but sadly not many people know of. I definitely will read the book.