In The Bluest Eye, Morrison refers to these traits of nature as "funk". ... Here, they learn "in short, how to get rid of the funkiness... The funkiness of nature... ... The Bluest Eye examines the home life of these children in the stories as well. ... Therefore, whitewashing is subconsciously happening due to the media's portrayal that black is ugly, unlovable, and even non-human....

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

The way Harjo describes them, the reader cannot be certain whether these 'evil beings' are humans or monsters. This is just to show the dark nature of the KKK. The protagonist of the play (The African American woman), goes on to say, "My lover told me: Shush, we have too many stories to carry on our backs like houses, we have struggled too long to let the monsters steal our sleep, sleep, go to sleep". ... As the story concludes, the protagonist once again asks her self why persecuted, she professes her innocence, and begs the KKK to go away and leave her be: "I didn...

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School