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Toni Morrison uses the racism of the sass’s and shows that “It is the blackness that accounts for, that creates, the vacuum edged with distaste in white eyes”. Characters that faced uncomfortable racism include Claudia Macerate, Pectoral Overlooked, and Geraldine. Many female characters were discriminated by the white is beautiful idea, Claudia states, “the dismembering…

Through Piccolo’s journey for her own set of blue eyes, we learn about the main black characters and their quest for something more, and how they respond to the dominating white culture and society. Pauline Overlooked, who is Piccolo’s mother, learned about beauty and why she was not beautiful through movies and through her experiences…

When one thinks of the word home, a place of comfort, love, and support comes to mind. Home is where one goes to ease their mind and soul from the hectic nature of the world outside, hang up their hat, sit, and put up their feet, only to be surrounded by the ones that they…

Society is divided by what is considered acceptable and what Is not, adapting to these concepts. As seen in Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye, every Individual Is somehow swayed by the norm, often through their attempts to join the majority. Because we view ourselves in relation to those around us, the influences of society are…

Adult women, having learned to hate the blackness of their own bodies, take this hatred out on their children-?Mrs.. Overlooked shares the conviction that Pectoral is ugly, and lighter-skinned Geraldine curses Piccolo’s blackness. Claudia remains free from this worship of whiteness, imagining Piccolo’s unborn baby as beautiful in its blackness. But it is hinted that…

            The novel The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, is the story of how two black families handle the ideals that have been placed upon society by white culture. The first family is the Breedloves. This family’s attitude is represented by Pauline, who is ashamed of her blackness and sees whiteness as the only thing…

She paints a picture for the reader saying that the baby’s hair eke great Co’s Of wool as in sheep leading us to think that the baby might be a Jesus figure. She describes the baby’s eyes as clean, pure because it hasn’t yet seen the evil of the world. The flared nose, as if…

Providing an in depth analysis of these texts, this essay attempts to illustrate how both of these Afro-American writers depict and resolve their respective protagonists’ struggles. Religion is believed by many to serve as a means to achieving or finding self or identity. However, in the Euro-influenced Christian religion especially, directly after ‘finding one’s self,…

Despite societal ideals of beauty revolving around figures like Shirley Temple, Claudia, on the other hand, embraced her pride in being black and had no inclination to alter her appearance. The contrasting experiences of the children’s parents further highlight their differences. Coolly, Piccolo’s father, exhibited violent tendencies, domestically abusing his wife in front of their…

In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, the characters are exposed to unfavorable situations related to sex. A short scholarly essay called “The Bluest Eye Theme of Sex” discusses how the major male characters, Cholly Breedlove, Mr. Henry, and Soaphead Church, are attracted to young girls who ultimately become victims. Cholly sexually assaults his daughter Pecola,…