Resistance in "The Bluest Eye" and

s not direct racism, it does represent the way in which Americans treasure the Aryan ideal of the blue-eyed blonde. This may also be a comment by Morrison to the Hitler regime and it's similarity to the opinions held by mainstream America in 1939.
             Further evidence of racism occurs when the character Junior and his mother are introduced. (Morrison pp. 104) It is an example of black to black racism. Junior's mother has ingrained in him an ideal that he is better than all the other black children because his skin is lighter in colour than the other kids.
             " White kids; his mother did not like him to play with niggers. She had explained to him the difference between colored people and niggers. They were easily identifiable. Colored people were neat and quiet; niggers were dirty and loud. He belonged to the former group: he wore white shirts and blue trousers; his hair was cut as close to his scalp as possible to avoid any suggestion of wool, the part was etched into his hair by the barber. In winter, his mother put Jergens Lotion on his face to keep the skin from becoming ashen. Even though he was light-skinned, it was possible to ash. The line between colored and nigger was not always clear; subtle and tell-tale signs threatened to erode it, and the watch had to be constant." (Morrison pp. 105)
             Issues of race are also evident in "Steam Pigs". Lucashenko identifies racism several times in the duration of the novel. One example of this is when the main character, Sue, travels back to her hometown, Townsville and encounters a savage dog whilst walking along the street. It turns out that the dog has been trained to attack Black people due to the owners' racist nature. (Lucashenko pp.168) Lucashenko also attempts to bring awareness to reverse racism through the voice of Sue's boyfriend, Roger. He refers to Italians and Hispanics as 'wogs', (Lucashenko pp 82) and he calls "white"...

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