How Is America Still Portrayed In The 1970's?
American has been described in many terms such as the melting pot and tossed salad, but what are these terms really telling us as Americans. What these terms are trying to convey is that America is a country of great diversity. When it comes to the literature of this country reflects its population in its diversity of genres, themes, language, and voice. For example, the voices of Toni Morrison, whose voice were very powerful and appreciated in many ways as she wrote a very inspiring book call “The Bluest Eye.” In a book it talks about both racism and beauty are portrayed in a number of ways. This story illustrates many of the racial concerns which were immense issues in the 1970’s which is when this book was written, however not as much
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She takes her readers into the mind of a helpless little black girl by the name Pecola who looks into the mirror to try and discover the secret of the ugliness, that made her ignored or despose. Pecola was depicted as ugly because she always miserable. If you were to look at her you would see that she always had a sad, grim look a pond her face, and rarely talked to anyone. Who tragically withdraws into her own reality where she sees herself with the ideal blue eyes, but is concerned that someone else may have “ the bluest eyes in the whole world” given these points racism and beauty plays a big role thoughout this novel. Toni Morrison’s intertions in writing this book were to show that racism and beauty are within the mind of the beholder. As Toni draws a imagined and possible lives and lives that should be inimaginable,but exist. Her Contribution to the American novel is the power of her language and the images that the lnguage instills in the hearts and mids of her
She takes her readers into the mind of a helpless little black girl by the name Pecola who looks into the mirror to try and discover the secret of the ugliness, that made her ignored or despose. Pecola was depicted as ugly because she always miserable. If you were to look at her you would see that she always had a sad, grim look a pond her face, and rarely talked to anyone. Who tragically withdraws into her own reality where she sees herself with the ideal blue eyes, but is concerned that someone else may have “ the bluest eyes in the whole world” given these points racism and beauty plays a big role thoughout this novel. Toni Morrison’s intertions in writing this book were to show that racism and beauty are within the mind of the beholder. As Toni draws a imagined and possible lives and lives that should be inimaginable,but exist. Her Contribution to the American novel is the power of her language and the images that the lnguage instills in the hearts and mids of her