In the essays "Disconnections from the Motherline: Gender Hegemonies and the Loss of the Ancient Properties The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby" and "Maternal Interventions: Resistance and Power The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Beloved, Paradise," Andrea O'Reilly, a women's experiments professor, proclaims that African-American women of all ages go on cultural know-how to successive generations by way of the course of.