The character Pecola is based on a real life girl whom Morrison met when she was 11 years old. ... " The characters in the bluest eye show exactly why such a movement was needed. All of the characters value themselves according to their degree of blackness. ... This narrator has zero focalization; he can freely narrate the thoughts and emotions of all the characters but is not a character of the story. ... When she gets a white doll for Christmas, in attempting to discover the beauty inside the doll, she destroys the doll and finds out that she can see only the disk with six holes that makes ...

• Word Count: 2371
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In Richard Wright's Native Son, Bigger Thomas, the main character, attempts to attain personal freedom in a racist prohibiting society. ... Wright tries to indicate that Bigger Thomas is not a unique uncommon character, but is instead a representative of the oppressed populace. ... All of the characters that Bigger says are blind are living in darkness because the light is too painful. ... He has grown up in an environment where enormous rats fester in holes and water is a maybe situation, where meals are precarious and money is almost nonexistent, and where he is told time and time aga...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, "Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison, the main character, "Invisible Man" (IM), is nameless, invisible, and is thrown into many challenging social situations as a result of his race. ... Although black is said to have good and positive attributes, rust represents the negative perception of their character and is reinforced numerous times throughout the book. ... Clifton ends up controlling the Sambo doll, in hopes of escaping the lack of freedom that has been adversely effecting his character. ... The coins described in this passage are symbolic of painful objects for whic...

• Word Count: 1967
• Approx Pages: 8