The document summarizes and analyzes themes from The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. It explains that the title refers to Pecola's wish to have blue eyes, which she associates with beauty, and which she believes will make her loved. It discusses how the characters, like Claudia, grew up believing the white beauty standards that made them feel ugly. Pecola wishes for blue eyes so she can see herself as pretty and change her perspective on her unhappiness and her father's abuse, which she blames on her perceived ugliness. The analysis conveys how the novel portrays the internalized racism and self-hate within the African American community during the 1960s that was so pervasive even children
The document summarizes and analyzes themes from The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. It explains that the title refers to Pecola's wish to have blue eyes, which she associates with beauty, and which she believes will make her loved. It discusses how the characters, like Claudia, grew up believing the white beauty standards that made them feel ugly. Pecola wishes for blue eyes so she can see herself as pretty and change her perspective on her unhappiness and her father's abuse, which she blames on her perceived ugliness. The analysis conveys how the novel portrays the internalized racism and self-hate within the African American community during the 1960s that was so pervasive even children
The document summarizes and analyzes themes from The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. It explains that the title refers to Pecola's wish to have blue eyes, which she associates with beauty, and which she believes will make her loved. It discusses how the characters, like Claudia, grew up believing the white beauty standards that made them feel ugly. Pecola wishes for blue eyes so she can see herself as pretty and change her perspective on her unhappiness and her father's abuse, which she blames on her perceived ugliness. The analysis conveys how the novel portrays the internalized racism and self-hate within the African American community during the 1960s that was so pervasive even children
Marla Rodriguez A01186833 Explain the meaning of the title. The Bluest Eye makes reference to the Pecolas request of having blue eyes because she associated them with beauty. The title is very significant because it relates to Pecolas dream of having blue eyes, which will make her beautiful and wanted. The reference of blue eyes related to beauty is portrayed since the beginning of the novel, where Claudia refuses to play with dolls because they reflect beauty, and make her feel ugly. She expresses that From the clucking sounds of adults I knew that the doll represented what they thought was my fondest wish. I was bemused with the thing itself, and the way it looked. What was I supposed to do with it? Pretend I was its mother? I had no interest in babies or the concept of motherhood. (Morrison, 1970, p. 20) Claudia did not like these dolls nos only because she wasnt interested on playing with them, but also because she didnt feel identified with them. The girls grew up ith these standards of beauty, which makes them feel ugly and hated. Pecola grows up thinking that her ugliness is the cause of all of her family problems, and blames herself for her mother unhappiness and her fathers abuses. Pecola wishes to have blue eyes so she can see the world in a different perspective, the perspecive of a pretty and happy girl. This symbolism portrays racism and self hate in the African American community, which was a conflic in the 1960s. Since the story is narrated from a childs perspective, it makes us realice that these problems where so constant, that even children started to grow salf- hate and they felt ugly.