Beauty plays a highly influential role through Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. ... In The Bluest Eye, Morrison refers to these traits of nature as "funk". ... The Bluest Eye examines the home life of these children in the stories as well. ... Later on in the book, Pauline is introduced to "physical beauty" something that is "Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought" (122). ... Pecola experiences rejection after rejection by others who care about their appearance and how close they come to this idealized standard of beauty. ...

• Word Count: 940
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye is the story of young black girl growing up in a small town in Ohio, during the 1940's. ... This hatred and neglect of Pecola by her mother is evident in the scene that takes place in the opening chapter of the book, where Pecola is found to be "ministratin" by Claudia and Frieda. Pecola did not have a clue what was happening to her and the reason for this is obvious, her mother did not care enough about her to teach a basic life lesson. ... Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye gives the reader many shocking insights into the Black American family dur...

• Word Count: 876
• Approx Pages: 4