“But Their Ugliness Was Unique”: An African American
Literary Examination of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Does being ugly refer to the physical aspects of a person, the way they think, the color of their skin, or the way in which one is raised? Toni Morrison, an African American novelist, originally named Chloe Anthony Wofford, interprets and examines the “black experience” throughout her many novels (http://www.britannica.com/Toni-Morrison). The Bluest Eye, being one of them, is a remarkable novel written to justify the experience African American’s had during World War II and post-war. Throughout the four seasons, starting with Autumn, Claudia recalls background information that leads up to her friend’s, Pecola Breedlove, rape by her father, Cholly Breedlove. As the seasons pass, background information of key characters is introduced. In Loraine, Ohio the presence of racial prejudice in the South …show more content…
It exposes the few direct acts of racism as if there were many. It points out the reason racism is still intact today. It is not just the whites acting out towards African Americans, but also the hatred within the black community itself. The theory allocates the call on African Americans in literature by locating the effect of race present in American literature. In order to prevent major accounts of racism, the core source must be detected. The examination covers the basis of the black experience as African Americans undergo different plights. The importance of exploring the existence of African Americans in literature is so that no misrepresentation goes unnoticed and corrections can be made or justifications can be sought when necessary. It is imperative to consider the existence of blacks within literature because there are many who speak for the black community in
Literary Examination of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Does being ugly refer to the physical aspects of a person, the way they think, the color of their skin, or the way in which one is raised? Toni Morrison, an African American novelist, originally named Chloe Anthony Wofford, interprets and examines the “black experience” throughout her many novels (http://www.britannica.com/Toni-Morrison). The Bluest Eye, being one of them, is a remarkable novel written to justify the experience African American’s had during World War II and post-war. Throughout the four seasons, starting with Autumn, Claudia recalls background information that leads up to her friend’s, Pecola Breedlove, rape by her father, Cholly Breedlove. As the seasons pass, background information of key characters is introduced. In Loraine, Ohio the presence of racial prejudice in the South …show more content…
It exposes the few direct acts of racism as if there were many. It points out the reason racism is still intact today. It is not just the whites acting out towards African Americans, but also the hatred within the black community itself. The theory allocates the call on African Americans in literature by locating the effect of race present in American literature. In order to prevent major accounts of racism, the core source must be detected. The examination covers the basis of the black experience as African Americans undergo different plights. The importance of exploring the existence of African Americans in literature is so that no misrepresentation goes unnoticed and corrections can be made or justifications can be sought when necessary. It is imperative to consider the existence of blacks within literature because there are many who speak for the black community in