Limitations of the study Essay

The study focuses on the lives of the African American Slaves that are symbolized by the slaves in the 1987 literary masterpiece Beloved by African American author Toni Morrison. In terms of qualitative research, the first scope and delimitation is the use of secondary materials for the qualitative essay. The Second scope is the use of survey questions on persons who have read the Beloved novel. There were twenty persons interviewed for the quantitative part of this research. In terms of quantitative research, this study covered the effect of Motherhood on the Feminism in Beloved. The two data, Motherhood and Feminism, will be treated using the Compare and Contrast qualitative research method. Overview of research Statement of the Problem: This study is aimed to determine the effect of Slavery on Motherhood and Feminism in the Beloved novel. Specifically this study seeks to answer the following problems: Qualitative Research: 1. Compare Motherhood and Feminism in Beloved. 2. Contrast Motherhood and Feminism in Beloved. Quantitative Research 1. What is the profile of the respondents as to: 1. 1 Age; 1. 2 Gender; 1. 3 Highest Educational Attainment 2. Is there a significant difference between the respondents’ determination if the Beloved novel is real or fiction when grouped according to: 2. 1 Age; 2. 2 Gender; 2. 3 Highest Educational Attainment. 3. Is there a significant difference between the respondents’ determination if slave life is harsh in the Beloved novel when grouped according to; 3. 1 Age, 3. 2 Gender 3. 3 Highest Educational Attainment. 4. Is there a significant difference between the respondents’ determination on how Sethe felt about her motherly suffering in the Beloved novel when grouped According to: 4. 1 Age; 4. 2 Gender 4. 3 Highest Educational Attainment. 5. In there a significant difference between the respondents’ determination on the reality of Mother Baby Snugg’s Freedom when grouped according to: 5. 1 Age, 5. 2 Gender 5. 3 Highest Educational Attainment. 6. In there a significant difference between the respondents’ determination on the reality of the right of women slaves to love when grouped according to: 6. 1 Age; 6. 2 Gender; 6. 3 Highest Educational Attainment. 7. Is there a significant difference between the respondents in terms of the right of slave mothers to own their children when grouped according to: 7. 1 Age; 7. 2 Gender 7. 3 Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis: 1. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination if the Beloved novel is real or fiction when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. 2. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination if slave life is harsh in the Beloved novel when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. 3. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination on how Sethe felt about her motherly suffering in the Beloved novel when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. 4. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination on the reality of Mother Baby Snugg’s Freedom when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. 5. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination on the reality of the right of women slaves to love when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. 6. There is no significant difference between the respondents in terms of the right of slave mothers to own their children when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. FINDINGS and CONCLUSIONS The present inquiry revealed the following 1. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination if the Beloved novel is real or fiction when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis is accepted. 2. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination if slave life is harsh in the Beloved novel when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis is accepted. 3. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination on how Sethe felt about her motherly suffering in the Beloved novel when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis is accepted. 4. There is no significant difference between the respondents’ determination on the reality of Mother Baby Snugg’s Freedom when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis is accepted. 5. There is a significant difference between the respondents’ determination on the reality of the right of women slaves to love when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis is rejected. 6. There is no significant difference between the respondents in terms of the right of slave mothers right to own children when grouped according to Age, Gender and Highest Educational Attainment. Hypothesis is accepted. 7. There are more respondents belonging to the 15- 25 age level. 8. There are more respondents belonging to the Female Gender. 9. There are more respondents belonging to the High School Highest Educational Attainment level. RECOMMENDATIONS: The researcher recommends that further research be done on the following areas: 1. Effect of Beloved’s literary overtures to the lives of current African Americans. 2. Effect of Morrison’s literary works on current African American lives.