Indiana State University The Fourth Face: The Image of God in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Author(s): Allen Alexander Source: African American Review‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 2 (Summer‚ 1998)‚ pp. 293-303 Published by: Indiana State University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3042126 Accessed: 31/08/2009 18:16 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions
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The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison Is banning a book breaching a student’s first amendment right? Or perhaps is it protecting them from topics which may be considered vulgar? Some critics wish to ban books from schools because of the book’s content. However‚ other critics believe that no books should be banned‚ and that instead they should be read at the reader’s discretion. The topics in the books that critics wish to ban range from violence‚ sexual acts‚ racism‚ and many others. One such book that has
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reinforces the social classes that are established by racial inferiority. Toni Morrison’s goal in The Bluest Eye is to explain where self-hatred stems from‚ and just how much it can affect the lives of the people it victimizes. Racism devastates the people of the African American community that are free by law‚ but still held captive by a society that forces them to hate themselves for who they are. Pecola thought that
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In contrast of Claudia and Frieda‚ an important point to stress is that Pecola’s conviction of her own ugliness stems from the society’s judgment of her being unattractive rather than from herself. Pecola would for‚ “...long hours she sat looking in the mirror‚ trying to discover the secret of her ugliness‚ the ugliness that made her ignored or despised at school‚ by teachers and classmates alike…” (Morrison 1990‚ 34). The impossibility of Pecola’s wish for blue eyes undermines her self worth. The
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English Assignment K1 Toni Morrison - The Bluest Eye (Ms. Caulk) Due: November 1st ‚ 2010 100 – 300 words on Morrison starting her novel with a reference to the Dick and Jane children’s books. Contrast the different ways of portraying childhood. Toni Morrison’s first novel‚ ’The Bluest Eye’ (1970) is prefaced by two different prologues‚ the very first one referencing to ’Dick and Jane’ children’s books. While both‚ the ’Dick and Jane’ part as well as the novel’s first regular chapter ( called
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gender‚ but the theory of naturalism as well: the idea that one ’s social and physical environments can drastically affect one ’s nature and potential for surviving and succeeding in this world. In this article‚ I will explore Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye from a naturalistic perspective; however‚ while doing so I will propose that because Morrison ’s novels are distinctly black and examine distinctly black issues‚ we must expand or deconstruct the traditional theory of naturalism to deal adequately
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small house with two other girls‚ Claudia and Frieda MacTeer‚ and their parents‚ she is raped by her father‚ Cholly‚ and eventually becomes pregnant. Throughout the novel she yearns for blue eyes because she believes they will make her beautiful. Towards the end of the novel Pecola finally obtains her blue eye‚ but only by losing her sanity. Claudia‚ the narrator of the novel‚ states the isolation Pecola faces after she loses her sanity and how the townspeople used Pecola as a reason to make themselves
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In the book written by Toni Morrison‚ The Bluest Eye‚ our main character Pecola chances to build a stable identity are derailed by both outside influences‚ and internal conflicts. In the areas of outside reason‚ would include society its self at that time period of history‚ her environment which is hugely influenced by her parents and also how her parents view themselves‚ from especially their personal experiences‚ and last would be the fact what Pecola herself see herself in a certain image which
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would improve. From the day Pecola was born‚ she failed to meet the expectations of the first person she came in contact with‚ her mother‚ Pauline. After the birth of Pecola‚ her mother exclaimed‚”She looked different than what I thought [...] but Lord she was ugly”(Morrison 126). Pecola was struck with immediate rejection at the beginning of her life. During Pauline’s pregnancy with Pecola she imagined what her daughter would look like (124). She would talk to Pecola while she was still in the womb
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sThe Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender Jessica Hobson Claudia has multiple voices reflecting her character and diverse experiences. Do you agree? How does your reading of the novel support this idea? Claudia is a complex‚ multi-dimensional character. Her various voices within The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender are shaped by both her experiences and values‚ which in turn reflect her use of language. Claudia’s ability of seamlessly shifting between the languages of different contexts
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