Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

by Bloom, Harold

• ISBN13: 9781604135732
• ISBN10: 1604135735
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

The Bluest Eye is one of Toni Morrison's most powerful novels. The Nobel laureate's debut is the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl who prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she can resemble the children who live in a world that is barred to her. This guide to The Bluest Eye features excerpts of critical essays, an annotated bibliography, an index, and an introduction from esteemed professor Harold Bloom.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Biographical Sketch	p. 9
The Story Behind the Story	p. 15
List of Characters	p. 22
Summary and Analysis	p. 27
Critical Views	p. 64
Stephanie A. Demetrakopoulos on Morrison's Bleak Vision and Its Redemption	p. 64
Trudier Harris on Lorain, Ohio: A Wasteland	p. 67
Marc C. Conner on Extreme Community	p. 71
Lisa Williams on the Artist as Storyteller and Survivor	p. 76
Evelyn Jaffe Schreiber on Double Consciousness	p. 82
Lucille P. Fultz on Black Female Pain	p. 87
Doreatha Drummond Mbalia on Class versus Race as a Cause of Black Oppression	p. 91
Lynn Orilla Scott on Incest	p. 96
Susan Neal Mayberry on the Ideal of Physical Beauty	p. 101
Tracey L. Walters on Morrison's Use of the Persephone Myth	p. 104
Works by Toni Morrison	p. 112
Annotated Bibliography	p. 113
Contributors	p. 120
Acknowledgments	p. 123
Index	p. 125
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The Bluest Eyeis one of Toni Morrison's most powerful novels. The Nobel laureate's debut is the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl who prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she can resemble the children who live in a world that is barred to her. This guide toThe Bluest Eyefeatures excerpts of critical essays, an annotated bibliography, an index, and an introduction from esteemed professor Harold Bloom.

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