The plot of a story can make or break how a person perceives a story. If the plot is boring and straight to the point, the reader may not be interested in the story, but if the plot is eventful and a lot of interesting things happen, the reader is more likely to be attracted to the story. The plot has many parts that make up a story. They each play a role in helping us understand the story a little more and let us know what happens in certain parts. “Recitatif” is the story of two girls who live together in an orphanage as children, then grow up separately with their own lives, and as they get older come into contact with each other during different periods of their adulthood. And in the story, Tony Morrison, the author, has a fragmented plot where we are able to see the changes that Twyla and Roberta experience at different points in their lives, from the racial problems they face, to their problems and memories of orphanage. it is always at the beginning of the story and during this section we met the two main characters, Twyla and Roberta. The two girls live in an orphanage called St. Bonny's when they first meet and develop a strong friendship. Both of their mothers left them there because they were not fit to raise them. Twyla's mother “danced all night” (par. 1), and Roberta's mother was sick. At first, Twyla was skeptical of Roberta because she was "stuck in a strange place with a girl of a whole other race" (par. 2). While we don't know the race of either girl, we do know that one girl is black and the other is white. In the orphanage, Twyla and Roberta stick together through all the difficult times and face them together. Whether it's... middle of paper... we know what's going on in their lives and where they are at with each other and in their friendship. It's important because their relationship is a key component of the story. The way Toni Morrison wrote the plot of “Recitatif” makes us question every moment Twyla and Roberta meet whether she was the one who kicked Maggie or not. At the beginning of the story it seems that she did not do this, but merely watched and laughed as she fell. But in every section of the story and every time the girls meet we are left wondering if she kicked Maggie because Roberta is so strong in her argument that she was the one who did it. Another key point Morrison makes is not telling us about the girls' race. This is crucial because we have to make our judgments based on what we think. It makes us wonder because at certain points he gives clues but never says it directly.