The Theme Of Beauty In Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

In the novel The Bluest Eye Morrison 's message of beauty is related to society 's perception and acceptance of white culture and its impact on African Americans that causes them to question their self worth in a racist society; the author demonstrates these concepts through, direct characterization, symbols, and various point of views that highlight the serious problem of psychological oppression on young African American children in which racism impacts their self perception of their beauty by society 's limited standard of white beauty. The first example of direct characterization in the novel is when the omniscient narrator describes the Breedlove family, the narrator describes how they viewed themselves as ugly: “They lived there because …show more content…
The evil of fulfillment is Pecola’s constant effort of trying to gain something that 's not realistically possible. Telling herself she has blue eyes is just a way she believes she has some type of beautiful trait. Pecola’s desire for blue eyes can never be achieved; because deep down she only desires to be beautiful and no one has ever told her. Instead she was hated for her ugliness which was the color of her skin. Racism is important when understanding why Pecola ended up the way she did. Racism and hate by individuals in society led to her destructive of end. Her imagination and desire for blue eyes led to her insanity and isolation towards the end of the novel. Pecola ultimately became insane through society based on the obsession she had for beauty itself. Her constant desire for beauty is one of the factors that led to her end. Pecola was damaged by her personal experiences being hated by individuals who never gave her the chance to become