Innocence Beauty standards set by society for black women fuels into their insecurities and drives them towards self-hatred. From the start‚ Pecola’s community‚ classmates‚ teachers and parent’s drill into her head that she is unattractive. Pecola Breedlove comes to admit she is ugly as she starts obsessing over the idea of having the bluest eyes to make her attractive. Pecola full-heartedly believes that blue eyes are a necessity for beauty and if she were to by some means acquire them‚ all of her
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Breedlove and Maureen Peal‚ two characters who have ostensibly accepted their predetermined role in the white-dominated world. However‚ when examined‚ it is clear that their attempts to “get rid of the funkiness‚” (83) are misguided and only accomplish the very opposite of what they search for. In the case of Mrs. Breedlove‚ this is manifested in her employment by a white family and her place among them. In earlier years of her life‚ Mrs. Breedlove was once hopeful and young
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white people have. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison tells the story of Pecola Breedlove‚ who wants to be beautiful‚ and searches for blue eyes because she and most of the characters in the book‚ view her as ugly. Through Pecola’s journey for her own set of blue eyes‚ we learn about the main black characters and their quest for something more‚ and how they respond to the dominating white culture and society. Pauline Breedlove‚ who is Pecola’s mother‚ learned about beauty and why she was not beautiful
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The Bluest Eye The major characters in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were Pecola Breedlove‚ Cholly Breedlove‚ Claudia MacTeer‚ and Frieda MacTeer. Pecola Breedlove is an eleven-year-old black girl around whom the story revolves. Her innermost desire is to have the "bluest" eyes so that others will view her as pretty in the end that desire is what finishes her‚ she believes that God gives her blue eyes causing her insanity. She doesn’t have many friends other than Claudia
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Apart from media the girls in the novel came in contact with this white beauty stereotypes since a very young age: It had begun with Christmas and the gift of dolls. The big‚ the special‚ the loving gift was always a big‚ blue-eyed Baby Doll. From the clucking sounds of adults I knew that the doll represented what hey thought was my fondest wish. (14) Litlle black girls receive white blue-eyed dolls as a gift for christmas and these dolls look nothing like them‚ so as a consequence of this they
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throughout this novel. A very specific type of beauty‚ white beauty. The reader views Pecola worshiping the beautiful white Hollywood icons of her generation. Pecola is not alone her fascination with white beauty‚ her mother Pauline also seems to worship the white icons. Pauline shares with the reader how she used to often visit picture shows due to loneliness and how she would become submerged in the fantasy world of the movies. She even attempts to wear her hair like the white actresses. This novel
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Although my students were unaware of it‚ in a sense what they were questioning from the standpoint of literary criticism is not only the theory of postmodernism with its emphasis on race‚ class and gender‚ but the theory of naturalism as well: the idea that one ’s social and physical environments can drastically affect one ’s nature and potential for surviving and succeeding in this world. In this article‚ I will explore Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye from a naturalistic perspective; however‚ while
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When the black people are experiencing the direct oppression‚ they are internally influence by white people. As Pauline‚ influenced by the Hollywood movies‚ accepted the Hollywood idealized representations of absolute beauty and then began to judge beauty based on these standards. Overwhelmed by the strong influence of white people‚ black people was gradually effected
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Authors Note: This paper being submitted for American Literature as a final project on June 19‚ 2014 Analytical Essay The main characters in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were Pecola Breedlove‚ Cholly Breedlove‚ Claudia MacTeer‚ and Frieda MacTeer (Morrison‚ 2007). Pecola Breedlove is an eleven-year-old black girl around whom the story revolves. Her innermost desire is to have the "bluest" (Morrison‚ 2007) eyes so that others will view her as pretty because that is what the white
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of several characters portraying the delusions of the ‘perfect’ family and what motivates their quest for love and beauty. Ultimately‚ this pursuit for love and beauty has overwhelming effects on their relationships and their identity. Pecola Breedlove is young black girl who believes she is ugly and longs for blue eyes. She believes the blue eyes that she adores on Shirley Temple are central to attaining beauty which will bring love and joy to her life. She believes this beauty and love will
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