The Bluest Eye Vs. Ugly Doll

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). Due to opposing societal standards, Pecola becomes a victim, confirming she is ugly and experiencing hardships that a child is not meant to encounter. Similar to Morrison’s message, Francisco Gabilondo Soler (a famous composer and performer known …show more content…
By hinting the message into a children’s song, Cri Cri teaches the children that they do not want to be expelled from society like the ugly doll. Both “The Bluest Eye” and “The Ugly Doll” suggest that lack of beauty causes societal rejection. Their rejection causes the undesirable people to feel hopeless and powerless; however, some individuals accept their looks and ignore beauty constructs.
Both of these pieces start off by showing both protagonists being ostracized from society. In the novel, “The Bluest Eye,” Morrison makes the life of Pecola miserable by mentioning that her family causes her ugliness. When introducing the Breedlove family, Pecola is described as being “concealed, veiled, eclipsed—peeping out from behind the shroud very seldom, and then only to yearn for the return of her mask” (39). The words “veiled” and “concealed” showcase Pecola’s desire to hide from society. As a result of hiding her true self, Pecola is certain she will not be victimized. The way that Pecola “yearn[s] for the return of her mask” symbolizes desire …show more content…
In Morrison’s novel, Pecola tends to “[edge] around the circle crying … and [cover] her eyes with her hands” to avoid the bullying of the school kids (66). The description of Pecola’s action of “[covering] her eyes with her hands” proposes that Pecola cannot endure any more harassment of her physical appearance. Even though Pecola tries to act resiliently from society’s disapproval, Pecola fails to be strong and ends up “crying” for not belonging in her community. Like Morrison, Cri Cri portrays the ugly doll as “feeling forgotten, [and] we[eping]” to be a member of society (15). The actions of the ugly doll are alike Pecola because both feel misplace and wish to fit in their communities. As a result of being turned down from society, both characters hope to feel part of their communities with their flaws. Pecola attempts “to rise up out of the pit of her blackness and see the world” without hesitations and bold (174). By confronting society’s standards, Morrison speaks for the underrepresented black people, like Pecola, to stop feeling unworthy and stand out of the “pit of [their] blackness.” In Cri Cri’s song, the ugly doll reveals “her face full of soot” without minding the reactions of her community (14). Feeling disregarded from their own community, both protagonists are disappointed in society’s capacity to discriminate any