Intersectionality and sorority in A Mercy, of Tony Morrison

Abstract

The research discussed how the feminist movements raised white and racists somehow, because they didn’t Include the non-white women In their struggles. Therefore, it was emerged what was called black feminism, for a revisionism of the feminist struggles. In the 1990s, the term Intersectionality began to be used to understand that black women are Interpellated by other factors, such as social, religious, sexual, cultural issues. The research based on authors such as Davis (2016), hooks (2014, 2019), Crenshaw (1989,1991). A Mercy, novel of Toni Morrison, from 2008, could be analyzed In light of the black feminism and the Intersectionality, over the female figures whose lives Intertwine In the United States of the XVII century. Together, the female characters Lina, Rebekka, Sorrow and Florens build a life of respect and certain freedom. But the analysis reveals that this changes with the religious conversion of Rebekka. This causes the loss of sorority between them and the bonds are broken, leading, ironically, all the characters to situations of Insecurity and oppression. The narrative’s ending is a metaphor of what would become the black slavery In the United States two centuries later, with more violence, oppression, racism and even less equality.

Submission: May 24, 2025 ⊶ Accepted: Oct 08, 2025