The Bluest Eye (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Toni Morrison
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Novel
- 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
Morrison's first published novel, The Bluest Eye, is marked by much narrative experimentation and a dedication to exploring the struggles with dignity and violence that especially confront blacks. The wide-ranging narrative experimentation is something that, for the most part, her later novels would not continue; the themes with which it deals, however, were to remain important in all of her later works.
The novel begins with a brief sample story such as might be found in a typical child's reader about “Dick and Jane.” This story is repeated twice, first without any...
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