15. Tomorrow is not the End

I cannot believe that 15 weeks just flew up. One part of my heart says: "OK. That's enough, you need a holiday" but the other part says "Oh, no. You are leaving and you will miss here." I wish there were no exams and we just come to school . A nice but impossible dream. :) I should admit that I passed a really beneficial and enjoyable time on Eng102 course. However, last week, I read on facebook that Sonja is not as happy as me because of the idea that there are distances between her students. I don't say it just to say it, but I can feel very relaxed and friendly next to you Sonja. Moreover, if I compare this semester with the previous one, this semester is really great. I remember that on the first day of our class, Sonja had asked my name and on that lesson, she had remembered my name. That was very crucial for me because It makes me feel that she gives importance to us. For your importance that you give to us, For your care for us, For your wish of lucks before our exams.... Thank you very much Sonja. Tomorrow is our last day together, but I don't think that it is an end. Hope to see you also in the next semester and make discussion after my new blog posts. :)

14. The Presentation of the Blue Team

Last Monday, we finally made our presentation with Hazal and Sevda. The schedule of our presentation was very suitable for us because we had finished all of our midterms before the presentation. Thus, we could focus on it adeqautely. I remember that when I first came to school, presenting something to class was not an easy process for me. Hopefully, now I can feel more relaxed, at least I don't have stomachache before presentations. :) With these feelings, on a nice Saturday, we met as blue team in Cafe Crown. We didn't want to spend our time at campus, so our meeting point was Cafe Crown, and that was a very very nice idea for all of us. During that day, we enjoyed for being together as well for preparing a good presentation. We wanted to make something different to make our friends remember us. For this reason, we tried to find a song related to the Bluest Eye or we also looked for interesting photos. When we finished our presentation, all of us were really pleased. :) Then, on Monday, we presented our work to class. The only thing that could make our presentation better is more interacting among our classmates, in my opinion. I don't think that we asked boring or complicated questions, but if we had asked more generalized questions, the interaction would have been more. Nevertheless, some of our questions could be considered general subject. From blogger, I thank my lovely team-mates :) They were always concerned about our work and made really great contributions. It was a joy for me to study together :)

13. The Rainbow Coding in the Bluest Eye

While i was searching for our presentation, i found a really different search about the colours in the Bluest Eye. Actually, when i first read the novel, i thought that there might be a connection between these colours. However, i couldn't relate them and we did'nt focus on them in class. With this analysis, i became happy :) As known, Morrison refuses to streotype human beings and to criticize and also emphasize on the idea that black have the strength in their communities instead of power or beauty, she uses "White is beautiful." For this reason, she uses the colour of black or white often. However, there is not a connection between the rainbow coding and these colours. Bonnie Shipman Lange explains the coding in a detailed way. Firstly, the blue and white. Actually, blue and white are opposite colours. This contrast is used by Morrison by the example which is "Pecola drinks up three quarts of milk from a "little blue-and-white Shirley Temple cup." (p.23) This is a best example because Pecola is denied nurturing and care from her parents. The second focus is on red which alarms tension. Related to this tension, Morrison uses this alarming in Pecola's first menstruation experience. As well, pink as ominous part of red, it is used with white children in pink dresses. For example, little white girl Pauline wears pink in the novel. When red and blue come together, "when Pecola wears a blue dress with red sweater, she was raped by her father"(p.106). As a contrast to red, green is the symbol of the nature and balance. With this contrast, Cholly's violence is represented. For instance, "When Cholly breaks a watermelon (red and green), what remains is the meat of the watermelon"(p.135) Again, i have to mention that these are not "my ideas". I have just encountered while searching and found it really interesting. Thank you "Bonnie Shipman Lange" for this analysis.

12. The Bluest Eye

The bluest eye is a famous novel by Toni Morrison. It is really difficult to interprete this book because there is a lot of themes to cover. The ones who live their blackness in the World of White's or the effect of this blackness on people..or women in society and also the discrimination among people..

First, we should look the book in a more detailed way. This novel is about a black girl named Pecola whose only dream is having blue eyes or may be the bluest eye in the World. So, why? It is because of the imposition of white beauty in society. Individuals should have blue eyes, light skin and also blonde hair. If you don't have or worse you are black, you will fail..

Similarly, in the book Pecola is believed by the others that she is ugly. As well, her blackness is not the only problem she encounter. She is also raped by his father and becomes pregnant. Even this situation is considered as Pecola's fault among society..Neither her mother not her friends try to help her on this subject.

It should be a surprise for the ones who didn't read The Bluest Eye, yet. However i think there is no one who didn't read..Then, at the end of this book, Pecola goes mad and she starts to behave as she has blue eyes, the bluest eye in the World.. All of these are told us in Claduie's perspective with a realistic language by Morrison. Who knows she may tell us her own experiences? :)