What does it mean to be beautiful? In the novel, “The Bluest eye” written by Toni Morrison, she pens, “Beauty was not simply something to behold: it was something one could do” In other words, Morrison wanted to inform us that beauty is not what the media show us or some special characteristics or facial that distinctly make one superior to others. She wanted to stress that one does truly achieve true beauty until they appreciate and like who they are. In laymen terms “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”
Racism is the belief that one race is superior over all others because of certain attributes that is poised, whoever inhabit or come close to it is considered more desirable, and for those who do not, is reckoned inferior. Racism and colorism …show more content…
Pauline works for a white upper class family, The Fishers. “A place where she kept order, and is able to find beauty, that she never introduced to her children. She devotes herself and feels at home (Morrison 127). Once, Claudia and Frieda went to visit Pecola, at the Fishers. Aroused by the smell of blueberry pie, Pecola tries to reach for pan to see if was still hot but her nervousness made the pan tilt and fall to the floor, making a mess. Mrs. Breedlove enters and slaps her and in a voice thin with anger says, “Crazy fool . . . my floor, mess . . . look what you . . .work . . . get on out . . . now that . . . crazy . . . my floor, my floor . . . my floor. Her words were hotter and darker than the smoking berries, and we backed away in dread.”(Morrison 109) Pauline, scolded her instead of checking to see if she was okay. She comforted the Fishers daughter instead, who refer to Pauline as Polly. This scene was extremely important in the novel; Pecola did not call any of her parent’s mother or father or any other name that would describe a relationship. Pauline lack of love for her own daughter in physical pain further reinforces white supremacy, which resulted to a dissipation in her
Racism is the belief that one race is superior over all others because of certain attributes that is poised, whoever inhabit or come close to it is considered more desirable, and for those who do not, is reckoned inferior. Racism and colorism …show more content…
Pauline works for a white upper class family, The Fishers. “A place where she kept order, and is able to find beauty, that she never introduced to her children. She devotes herself and feels at home (Morrison 127). Once, Claudia and Frieda went to visit Pecola, at the Fishers. Aroused by the smell of blueberry pie, Pecola tries to reach for pan to see if was still hot but her nervousness made the pan tilt and fall to the floor, making a mess. Mrs. Breedlove enters and slaps her and in a voice thin with anger says, “Crazy fool . . . my floor, mess . . . look what you . . .work . . . get on out . . . now that . . . crazy . . . my floor, my floor . . . my floor. Her words were hotter and darker than the smoking berries, and we backed away in dread.”(Morrison 109) Pauline, scolded her instead of checking to see if she was okay. She comforted the Fishers daughter instead, who refer to Pauline as Polly. This scene was extremely important in the novel; Pecola did not call any of her parent’s mother or father or any other name that would describe a relationship. Pauline lack of love for her own daughter in physical pain further reinforces white supremacy, which resulted to a dissipation in her