Read the Following passage and in a well written essay discuss how the author Toni Morrison uses stylistic devices to convey the tone of the time period (1941‘s) through Claudia’s eyes. Passage: Pg 10 Stylistic Essay: The Bluest Eye In the passage from The Bluest Eye‚ written by Toni Morrison‚ the author writes about difficult challenges that not only the young girls in the book have to face but everyone of that time has to endure. Taking place in the 1940’s the author uses many stylistic
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COM 219 Section 17 2/4/2013 Get Prepared My Speech Regarding our introduction speech as my first formal one in front of the class‚ I felt so awkward that I forgot every details which we should pay attention to. First is the Eye Contact. There was a kind of hook that I can’t control myself from moving my sights out of the back row‚ where our professor sat. The second Delivery part is Vocal Pause which was my most serious issue during all the speech. Words just went out of my mind since I wrote
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the initiates‚ strong‚ large soft features‚ big nose‚ big lips‚ big eyes‚ dark brown eyes‚ ½ foot taller than Will‚ commits suicide into the chasm Born Faction: Candor Chosen Faction: Dauntles Beatrice Prior ("Tris" is the main character and narrator) Hair color: Blond Eye color: Blue-gray Physical description: Dull blond hair twisted in a knot or braided‚ narrow face‚ large wide round eyes‚ long thin nose‚ blue/gray eyes‚ small frame. “I still look like a little girl‚ though sometime in the
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In Toni Morrison’s novel‚ The Bluest Eye‚ focuses on society’s capacity of influencing and inferiorizing people of color‚ especially African Americans. Throughout the novel‚ the story of a young black girl named Pecola‚ shows the treatment and discrimination she experiences in her community. The cause of her problems is due to her ugliness‚ which society does not tolerate acceptable because “all the world agreed that a blue-eyed‚ yellow-haired‚ and pink-skinned” is the ideal beauty for a girl (20)
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sizzling sausages that were drizzled with appetizing sauce‚ at the back of your throat. A wide-eyed little girl stared at the overflowing candyfloss‚ enchanted by the colours and smells. It was run by a balding man with a clammy red face and dull blue eyes who smiled kindly at the awe-struck child. BRRR-WHOOP! The vibrations from the machines explosion quivered and shook the grassy ground. Sweet swirls of pink fluff-like candyfloss danced and swayed in the air‚ as buzzing children waved their greedy
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child’s dreams should be. As the images dance under my eyelids I am gently shook awake by his gentle touch. “Ambyrrr‚” his voice is like a melody to my ears and it automatically brings a sense of love and safety to me. I slowly open my hazel green eyes and they meet his chocolaty brown ones. I let out a soft grunt and roll over‚ not wanting to leave the comfort of my nice warm bed. A soft chuckle echoes through the room and any one could sense the love and admiration he held behind it. He once again
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The Bluest Eye tells the story of a young black girl growing up in the United States during the late 1930’s and early 40’s. Toni Morrison does an outstanding job of painting a realistic depiction of what life would have been like for a black person back then with almost no original named white characters. Instead‚ she creates a gradient of shades of black characters and shows how racism was internalized among black people. There are different ways is how she shows this‚ whether by age of the character
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all cultures: Happiness- round eyes‚ smiles‚ raised cheeks Disgust- wrinkled nose‚ lowered eyelids and eyebrow‚ raised upper lip Fear- around eyes‚ open mouth Angry- lower eyebrow and stare intensely. Surprise-raised eyebrow‚ wide open eyes‚ open mouth Sadness- Area around mouth and eyes Communicating Implications Persuasive communicators exhibit more animated facial expressions‚ more gestures to emphasize their points‚ and nod their heads more. Eye contact can indicate interest‚ attention
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In The Bluest Eye‚ Claudia MacTeer narrates the story of her childhood and how she grew up in racism. Morrison shows how it was both hard and easy to grow up as a black during those times. She describes how the blacks’ suffering is never resolved during the time span of the book. In this novel‚ she and her family take in Pecola Breedlove‚ a girl whose family is destroyed by her father’s bad drinking habits. Throughout the story‚ they treat her as if she belongs and does not acknowledge her ‘ugliness’
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Indiana State University The Fourth Face: The Image of God in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Author(s): Allen Alexander Source: African American Review‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 2 (Summer‚ 1998)‚ pp. 293-303 Published by: Indiana State University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3042126 Accessed: 31/08/2009 18:16 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions
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