Toni Morisson's novel The Bluest Eye is about the life of the Breedlove family who resides in Lorain, Ohio, in the late 1930s. ... She wants the bluest eye. ... The narrative structure of The Bluest Eye is important in revealing just how pervasive and destructive social racism is. ... Instead of conventional chapters and sections, The Bluest Eye is broken up into seasons, fall, winter, spring, and summer. ... The name of the novel, "The Bluest Eye," is meant to get the reader thinking about how much value is placed on blue-eyed little girls. ...

• Word Count: 609
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, is a novel about sexual commencement and maltreatment. ... After being abused so much sexually and emotionally, Pecola eventually ends up going insane and believing that she now has the bluest eyes and everyone is jealous of her. ... Although Pecola did not turn out rational and sane, she did turn out the way she believed she should: with the bluest eyes. ...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

An effective use of literary devices in a novel is something that so called "separates the men from the boys". Literary devices help communicate a better understanding of the theme or themes of the story. There are many types of literary devices like foreshadowing, symbolism, point of view, met...

• Word Count: 362
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School