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Book Analysis: The Bluest Eye
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The Bluest Eye has garnered literary recognition for its exploration of contentious themes experienced by an African American child residing in a predominantly white community. These themes, including incest and rape, have also led to the book being subjected to censorship. The majority of The Bluest Eye is narrated by Claudia Macerate, an African American…
| author | Toni Morrison |
|---|---|
| genre | African-American literature |
| originally published | 1970 |
| description | The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison. The novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio, and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. |
| characters | Pecola Breedlove, Claudia MacTeer, Sam Breedlove, Pauline Breedlove |
| information | Pages: 224 pp (hardcover edition) Followed by: Sula |
