The Bluest Eye
Many novels are put out as a way of the author's expression towards past events that have happened to them and they use characters to discuss their feelings and emotions at that time. In The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrision she describes through a small black girl, Pecola Breedlove, the struggle of African Americans by our "white" American Society. She is seen as a black "animal" with dark eyes, which makes her ugly in order of society, this causes a lot of conflict throughout the book. Toni Morrision's writing style throughout the book was very prominent; she used many themes that would reflect her feelings on the pain and tragic suffering that she went through when she was a young black girl in a white society. Toni Morrison's writing style can be seen right away from the title of the book, The Bluest Eye. From just this we can tell the book is about beauty and someone who is very beautiful. However Pecola tries to be accepted by society, and is shut down because she is ugly due to her brown eyes. As
However even if she had those blue eyes that she had desired so much, she would still remain an animal to society because she will still be a small black girl. We can see just from the title and throughout the novel the power that the eyes convey and it is seen through Toni Morrison's powerful writing. We can see Pecola reaching out to society wanting to have these blue eyes to be loved and beautiful. for you! I'm not going to play with you anymore. However she has to realize that this is not true and she will always run into problems in life, and it is just the way that you react to them which determines how you live your life. She was seen as ugly and was condemned by society for her eye and skin color.
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