Light skin, silky corn yellow hair, and clear crisp blue eyes. Who is to say this is what defines beauty. The Bluest Eye a novel by Toni Morrison is about a little eleven years old girl named Pecola Breedlove, in the 1930’s, her family and her two friends Frieda and Claudia who are sisters. Pecola believes she is ugly, and is regarded by many of the characters as such; but she believes that if she were to have a pair of blue eyes she will become beautiful, and in turn the ones around her would treat her without disdain. The novel starts with the description of the ‘ideal’ white family; a father, mother, son, daughter, and their well behaved pets a dog, and cat, and they all live in a nice comfortable house. Since the novel takes place in
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Claudia and frieda pity her, and befriend her. Once Pecola moves back with her family her troubles start again; her life is harsh, her older brother frequently runs away, her mother is distant to the point where Pecola calls her Mrs. Breedlove instead of Mother, her father drinks himself silly, and they are often at each other's throats (Pecola’s Mother and Father that is). They live in a store front, with a living room a bathroom, and one bedroom were the all sleep. Pecola thinks she is ugly and continues getting confirmation on it the grocer at the store looks past her when she buys candy, the boys at her school make fun of her, and when a light skin girl named Maureen befriends her their is an instance where she believes that maybe life isn't as hard as she though, that is till the girl makes fun of her too. A boy in the playground invites her to his house to look at his cat only to end up killing it and blaming Pecola when his mother gets home, she ends up being kicked out while the boy’s mother calls her a “nasty little black bitch”. But even through all that Pecola believes that if she were to have a pair of blue eyes that her life would be transform and everybody would love her. As the …show more content…
The contrast between the change of perspective is very fluent it is very well done. Esti Sugiharti critical analysis of ‘Racial beauty: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye’ contrast how each and every one of the african american female character go about their lives in an era where the white dominant culture where the beauty standard is to be light skinned, have yellow hair, and blue eyes. Esti then goes to explain how each of the female african american characters are being conform with billboards, magazines, books, movies, etc… that being white if beautiful and anything but that is consider ugly. Etsi’s critical analysis makes it clear as day how Toni Morrison’s novel depicts the white beauty standards of the 1930’s, through many experiences in the novel the reader learns the harsh reality of how America was at one point in time, and how it still is today. But with hope Toni Morrison’s novel the Bluest Eye might change someone's opinion on how beauty isn't just white, but colorful like a
Claudia and frieda pity her, and befriend her. Once Pecola moves back with her family her troubles start again; her life is harsh, her older brother frequently runs away, her mother is distant to the point where Pecola calls her Mrs. Breedlove instead of Mother, her father drinks himself silly, and they are often at each other's throats (Pecola’s Mother and Father that is). They live in a store front, with a living room a bathroom, and one bedroom were the all sleep. Pecola thinks she is ugly and continues getting confirmation on it the grocer at the store looks past her when she buys candy, the boys at her school make fun of her, and when a light skin girl named Maureen befriends her their is an instance where she believes that maybe life isn't as hard as she though, that is till the girl makes fun of her too. A boy in the playground invites her to his house to look at his cat only to end up killing it and blaming Pecola when his mother gets home, she ends up being kicked out while the boy’s mother calls her a “nasty little black bitch”. But even through all that Pecola believes that if she were to have a pair of blue eyes that her life would be transform and everybody would love her. As the …show more content…
The contrast between the change of perspective is very fluent it is very well done. Esti Sugiharti critical analysis of ‘Racial beauty: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye’ contrast how each and every one of the african american female character go about their lives in an era where the white dominant culture where the beauty standard is to be light skinned, have yellow hair, and blue eyes. Esti then goes to explain how each of the female african american characters are being conform with billboards, magazines, books, movies, etc… that being white if beautiful and anything but that is consider ugly. Etsi’s critical analysis makes it clear as day how Toni Morrison’s novel depicts the white beauty standards of the 1930’s, through many experiences in the novel the reader learns the harsh reality of how America was at one point in time, and how it still is today. But with hope Toni Morrison’s novel the Bluest Eye might change someone's opinion on how beauty isn't just white, but colorful like a