content: my assignment was...write a 16 page literary analysis...no specifications about author, subject, or anything... i asked my professor what she recommened..she said .. "anything by toni morrison." i chose paradise because of the more than stellar reviews, but i found it to be an incredibly boring and pointless book!! morrison is an extrememly gifted writer, but paradise is pure garbage... it's the kind of book that will put you to sleep!!sorry :(