Cosey Hotel and Resort
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Cosey Hotel and Resort is the once-prestigious, Black-owned seaside vacation destination at the center of Toni Morrison’s novel "Love," symbolizing legacy, desire, and the complexities of community history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosey Hotel and Resort canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional hotel
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fictional location ⓘ seaside resort ⓘ setting in a novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Love
NERFINISHED
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the novel "Love" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Black wealth and prestige
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community fragmentation ⓘ desire and sexuality ⓘ female rivalry ⓘ inheritance ⓘ memory ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkContext | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
conflicts among the women in "Love"
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plot of "Love" ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkContext | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinesInStatus | after Bill Cosey’s death ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceInFiction | representation of Black-owned leisure spaces in the Jim Crow and post–Jim Crow eras ⓘ |
| hasLocationType | seaside ⓘ |
| hasOwnerEthnicity | Black ⓘ |
| hasReputation | once-prestigious ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkContext | English ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacter |
Bill Cosey
NERFINISHED
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Christine NERFINISHED ⓘ Heed ⓘ Junior ⓘ L ⓘ May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
anchor for multiple timelines in "Love"
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site of contested inheritance ⓘ site where characters’ memories conflict ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Bill Cosey
NERFINISHED
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the Cosey family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| servesAs | social hub for a Black coastal community ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
community history
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desire ⓘ legacy ⓘ the complexities of community history ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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