The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye tells the sad story of Pecola Breedlove, a poor prepubescent black girl, who wants to be loved and cared for by her family and society. ... She idolizes images of blond haired, blue-eyed white girls like Shirley Temple. ... Morrison makes strong social statements about race, beauty, and abandonment in our society through the sad, sometimes exaggerated story of Pecola Breedlove. Morrison has stated that the book is about one's dependency on the world for identification, self-value, and feelings of worth. ... The story is about th...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Morrison provides readers with the context and history behind the Breedloves" misery and Pecola's obsessive desire to have the "bluest eyes". ... In Toni Morrison's book the Bluest Eye we will see how Cholly demonstrates "that disadvantage" that he goes through all his life and how because of that he is lead to being a cold person. ... They slid about furtively searching for shelter, while his body remained paralyzed. ... (Bluest Eye, 148) As you well know Cholly then left to go to Macon so he could find his father. ... (Bluest Eye, 123) Toni Morrison shows the pain an...

• Word Count: 480
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Once a person feels insecure about themselves than he or she tries to make them feel better by attacking someone else. ... If this is the case, she may start to develop a prejudice towards men because it may make her feel better about herself. ... The book also mentions that prejudice may come from the idea that it might promote self interest because people support what brings them pleasure and what does not. The ultimate root of prejudice however, the book states is to defend our social position and self-esteem. ... In the other novel we read, The Bluest Eye, the little black girl wishes ...

• Word Count: 1942
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School