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. ... (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 and struggle that Cholly goes through. ...

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

Toni Morrison's book, "The Bluest Eye," is not a book for the lighthearted. ... This obsession over simple eye color might lead many to believe Pecola developed a case of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, or BDD. ... Her obsession with obtaining blues eye may have stemmed from the violence she was forced to witness growing up. ...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School