Dec 20, 2009
The Bluest Eye | The Bluest Eye
At a glance:
- Author: Toni Morrison
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1940-1941
- Setting: Lorain, Ohio
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: African Americans, Girls, Family or family life, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Racism, Adolescence, Race, Sex or sexuality, 1940’s, Religion, Midwest, Ohio, Poverty or poor people, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Beauty, Child abuse, Domestic violence, Emotions, Incest, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Mental illness, Obsession, Pregnancy, Rape, Substance abuse
- Locales: Lorain, OH
Characters Discussed
Claudia MacTeer, the nine-year-old black girl who possesses the
most consistent narrative voice in a novel resonant with several different narrative voices, all used
to reveal the personal histories of significant characters. Claudia tells the story of Pecola Breedlove
as both child narrator, present at critical moments in Pecola’s life, and as reflective adult
looking back at particular events and signs. Psychologically and emotionally healthy, sturdy, loyal,
and compassionate, Claudia and her sister function as dramatic counterparts to Pecola...
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