Toni Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye provides insight into the injustices of racism and poverty in America in the mid-1900s through the perspective of nine-year-old Claudia and ten-year-old Frieda MacTeer. ... Morrison describes how African-American girls during this time period were encouraged to aspire to be white. ... The literary lenses I will use to demonstrate Morrison's intent will be based on Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye's various literary theories. ... The Bluest Eye contains elements of ironic tragedy. ... In The Bluest Eye the morals the adults of the neighb...

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