1. The Bluest Eye
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. ... Pecola's individuality is her ugliness, more important though, Pecola believes the only way for her individuality to be possessed by beauty is for her to become white, or own a symbol of whiteness "like blue eyes. ... Pecola's constant desire for blue eyes is an indication that images of white perfection and beauty are important to her because she feels that it she possesses on...
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