The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison presents characters who are left powerless because of their age, race, and gender. Toni Morrison displays many characters through her work. The one thing which connects these characters is their lives. All of which consist of abuse, and mistreated for one reason or another. Reasons for abuse depend solely on the character and differs from one to another. Reasons for the characters abuse derive solely from attributes they can not change about themselves, like age. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison presents characters who are left powerless because of their age, race, and gender.
To children of The Bluest Eye, adults are seen as unpredictable, and violent forces who are out to get them. In the beginning of this …show more content…
A character who experiences much abuse throughout the novel is Pecola. Pecola has reasoned that her abuse derives from the fact that she does not have blue eyes, and light skin. In this part of the novel Pecola is being picked on by a group of boys because of the color of her skin. Claudia, Frieda, and Maureen, the new popular white girl, had just arrived at the scene. Frieda rushes and tries to stop the boys but they are unyielding until they see Maureen. The narrator, Claudia, states, “They buckled in confusion, not willing to beat up three girls under her watchful gaze” (Morrison 67). The boys were initially making fun of Pecola because of the color of her skin, but they stopped once they were being watched by someone who should be protected from the violence. They stop harassing Pecola because they do not think this little girl should witness an act like that. The boys did not know who Maureen was but what mattered most was that she was white. Even as children there is an idea instilled that one person should be harassed and another protected based only on the color of their skin. Another moment where someone was mistreated due to their race was when RACIAL INEQUALITY 1
To children of The Bluest Eye, adults are seen as unpredictable, and violent forces who are out to get them. In the beginning of this …show more content…
A character who experiences much abuse throughout the novel is Pecola. Pecola has reasoned that her abuse derives from the fact that she does not have blue eyes, and light skin. In this part of the novel Pecola is being picked on by a group of boys because of the color of her skin. Claudia, Frieda, and Maureen, the new popular white girl, had just arrived at the scene. Frieda rushes and tries to stop the boys but they are unyielding until they see Maureen. The narrator, Claudia, states, “They buckled in confusion, not willing to beat up three girls under her watchful gaze” (Morrison 67). The boys were initially making fun of Pecola because of the color of her skin, but they stopped once they were being watched by someone who should be protected from the violence. They stop harassing Pecola because they do not think this little girl should witness an act like that. The boys did not know who Maureen was but what mattered most was that she was white. Even as children there is an idea instilled that one person should be harassed and another protected based only on the color of their skin. Another moment where someone was mistreated due to their race was when RACIAL INEQUALITY 1