At one time, a tar pit was a holy place, at least an important place, because tar was used to build things. Toni Morrison, American writer noted for her examination of black experience (particularly black female experience) within the black community. The idea of tar babies is so omnipresent and so multi-faceted that the reader becomes stuck in their effort to try to get at one single meaning of tar baby. The more Brer Rabbit struggles with Tar Baby, the more entangled he becomes, because the doll is sticky. First, we need to realize that the title comes from the New Testament. Tar baby definition, a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from. Tar Baby and the deweys die there, as does Mrs. Jackson, partly because of the ice that she had craved and eaten all her life. If we are right about the identity of the wise men, this gives us a clue as to why they would know about the star. [Toni Morrison] -- Winner of the 1978 National Book Critic's Circle Award for fiction. Title Tar Baby is also a name [...] that white people call black children, black girls, as I recall. Samwell, born Samwell Tarly, and often called Sam, is the current Grand Maester of the Six Kingdoms. Tar baby. The significance of the title is twofold. When you punch it, you gets stuck. The blood of Christ is mentioned specifically on four occasions in the New Testament and discussed in many other places. What is the significance of the blood of Christ? The Tar Baby just sat in the middle of the road looking as cute as a button and saying nothing at all. The Tar-Baby is the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1881; it is about a doll made of tar and turpentine used by the villainous Br'er Fox to entrap Br'er Rabbit. The term tar baby has sometimes been used in a derogatory sense to apply to black children. Tar Baby and the Deweys. He is also a former steward of the Night's Watch and Jon Snow's closest friend. A tar baby is a trope of African folklore, made up of wax or gum or some other sticky material and used to literally trap someone. In 1 Corinthians 10:16, Paul referred to the drink used at Communion as "participation in the blood of Christ." In a mind-blowing twist, the symbol of the tar baby becomes a tar baby. In 1936, critic Arthur Hobson Quinn called it “one of the greatest short stories in the language,” and many readers over the decades have shared his opinion. A tar baby is a difficult situation that is impossible to solve. How did the Wise Men know the significance of the star? After living in the swamp for a few days, he eventually gets caught sneaking around the house of a rich dude named Valerian Street.