Bluest Eye Reflective Essay

“The Bluest Eye” was, and continues to be, a revolutionary book in my life for three main reasons. First the novel's importance in my education, second its importance in my view of the past, and third its impact on my personal life. “The Bluest Eye” has been instrumental in my education in literature not only because of Morrison's technical expertise as an author but also as an artist. From a purely analytical perspective Morrison's works are masterful, her ability to go into vast amounts of detail about the characters without ever seeming sidetracked is not something many authors can pull off. The best example I can provide for this particular skill is in her portrayal of Cholly. When Morrison diverges from her portrayal of Pecola’s life to tell Cholly’s story it immediately becomes clear exactly how import Cholly's background is to the life of Pecola many years later. Not once does his backstory seem irrelevant to the current going-ons of the story and each new piece of information …show more content…
It’s one thing to read about the early 20th century in an academic fashion but it is fiction, more specifically Morrison, that had the ability to show me the real impact the social situation had on the people of the time. Looking through a textbook all we see are names, faces, and dates so to have a whole body of work that sets out to humanize the despised and display the vast amounts of hurt that were at the core of society is something that has become crucial to my understanding of the past. The more I study this novel the more I find its influence on my perception of history affecting my other areas of study as well. I’m very glad I took the time to read “The Bluest Eye” before I had taken any American History courses as I think Morrison's challenge to the historical perceptions of normal are, and will continue to be, invaluable as I come across more subjects that need