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    the novel‚ The Bluest Eye‚ by Toni Morrison‚ Claudia Macteer is depicted as the polar opposite of the novel’s main protagonist‚ Pecola Breedlove. Whilst Pecola is surrounded by constantly fighting parents and is even victimized by one of her parents‚ Claudia was able to grow up in a stable household with loving parents that support both of their children‚ Claudia and Frieda. Claudia also has a very strong demeanor; she often takes action in many of the plots throughout the novel. Pecola‚ on the other

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    Portrait of a Victim: Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye Bryan D. Bourn The Bluest Eye (1970) is the novel that launched Toni Morrison into the spotlight as a talented African-American writer and social critic. Morrison herself says "It would be a mistake to assume that writers are disconnected from social issues" (Leflore). Because Morrison is more willing than most authors to discuss meaning in her books‚ a genetic approach is very relevant. To be truly effective‚ though‚ the genetic approach

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    The Bluest Eye is a novel by Toni Morrison that takes place at the end of the Great Depression in Ohio. In the novel‚ the MacTeer family first takes in a young boarder named Pecola Breedlove after her father Cholly has attempted to burn down the family home‚ but she is soon reunited with her own family despite their hardships. The MacTeer family are essential to the novel because one of the young daughters‚ Frieda‚ seems to suffer from a much less severe racism than most other characters‚ going as

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    her name‚… Pg 65. Bay Boy. Woodrow Cain‚ Buddy Wilson and Junie Bug- black boys who teased Pecola. “Black e mo Black e mo ya daddy sleeps necked..” What the boys kept saying to Pecola. Pg. 73 Maureen trying to make herself seem superior and better than Claudia‚ Freida and Pecola. I am cute! And you ugly! Black and ugly black e mos I am cute. Pg 78 Mr. Henry – a black man who lives with Claudia and Frieda. He invites whores over to their house. Mr. Henry is making up an excuse to why whores

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    African-American authors have explored‚ analyzed and criticized "white" supremacy while‚ at the same time‚ exploring its affect on African-American life and individuals. In Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye‚ the main character Pecola becomes a victim of world that enforces definitions of beauty which exclude Pecola and all other "black" individuals for that matter. Also‚ Morrison beautifully explores the influence of a "white" world on other "black" characters and how those individuals deal or not deal

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    The bluest eye is a novel written by Toni Morrison. The novel took place majorly in the 1940s Lorain‚ Ohio when racism was still predominant and after the great depression. The Bluest Eye centers around Pecola Breedlove a young black girl who believes that whiteness is beauty and inherently denies the beauty of her own blackness. The novel intricately and blatantly narrates the lives of African-Americans during the 40s leading well into the 70s and even till now. Pecola’s dream of having this standard

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    24‚ 2015 AP Language & Composition - ELA III Essay For my AP Language & Compositions ELA III Essay I chose the book‚ The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The main theme established by the author is that believing european features are the epitome of beauty. Having blonde or ginger hair‚ blue eyes‚ and pale white skin made you beautiful‚ but if you were to have curly hair‚ brown eyes‚ and dark skin then you are not beautiful‚ those features made you ugly. You are to be mocked by peers‚ family‚ and everyone

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    [REDACTED] 3/19/2013 [REDACTED] Marginalized Society in The Bluest Eye Within any sort of organized group‚ division is inevitable. Throughout history‚ civilizations have felt the need to distinguish between rich and poor‚ Pagans and Christians‚ black and white. Society takes these labels further and uses them to define people‚ as individuals and as smaller subgroups. Through these labels‚ society separates people based on preconceived notions‚ automatically coloring its perception of them

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    Errick Pope Pope 1 English 1102 Dr. Barker January 23‚ 2013 The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison’s‚ The Bluest Eye is a novel about the events that occurred in America during the 1940s. It is mainly about an African American family‚ the Breedloves‚ and their everyday struggle to cope with the situations they faced during that time. In the 1940s‚ African Americans had to deal with

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    The Bluest Eye Through multiple attempts‚ the Breedlove’s have tried to escape the aggressive ugliness that hovers over them. Every single one of them has been guilty of desiring things that are completely impossible. These ridiculous desires have become a big influence on the formation of their individual identities. Pecola and Mrs. Breedlove were both heavily blinded by the ideas of physical beauty and a perfect life. Pecola is embarrassed by her unappealing imagine and tries to hide behind it

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