In the Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison uses abuse and hardship to show the tragic consequences that come from racism. ... The Bluest Eye shows ways in which white beauty standards hurt the lives of black girls and women. ... The characters in the Bluest Eye are faced both directly and indirectly by racism. ... Three characters from The Bluest Eye that I will be describing are Pecola , Claudia and Pauline. ... Toni Morrison shows us what racism produces in the Bluest Eye. ...

• Word Count: 971
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, the evils inflicted upon blacks by a white society indoctrinated by the inherent beauty of whiteness and ugliness of blackness are thoroughly depicted. ... The Bluest Eye is a bitter novel that vividly reflects the way in which blacks were treated unfairly, and more important, how most blacks were unable to resist oppression from whites during the late nineteenth century. ... Pecola begins to worship the life of "blue-eyed- Jane. ... Maybe they'd say, "Why, look at pretty-eyed Pecola. ... More important though, The Bluest Eye, goes beyon...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7

In the novel, The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, the evils inflicted upon blacks by a white society indoctrinated by the inherent beauty of whiteness and ugliness of blackness are thoroughly depicted. ... The Bluest Eye is a bitter novel that vividly reflects the way in which blacks were treated unfairly, and more important, how most blacks were unable to resist oppression from whites during the late nineteenth century. ... Pecola begins to worship the life ofblue-eyed? ... d say,Why, look at pretty-eyed Pecola. ... More important though, The Bluest Eye, goes beyond its value as a work of lit...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Beauty The book portrays the African American population as a culture fascinated by its internalization of a "blue-eyed, yellow haired, pink-skinned" beauty ideal. ... For Christmas on e year, she receives a blue-eyed, blonde -haired, pink-skinned doll. ... Being a black little girl in a society that idolizes blonde-haired blue-eyed beauty, Pecola sympathizes for the dandelions because she knows what it is like to be devalued. ...

• Word Count: 577
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School