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? :)
That last question is quite intriguing...When you read The bluest eye study guide, there is a part near the end where the playwright who adapted the novel to the stage talks about how the story strongly reflected her life experiences, and how it was so painful that she couldn't face it for several decades. I think this realistic quality, as you point out, is what makes the novel so powerful and accounts for its success.
ReplyDeleteAs well, there is reflection of The Civil Rights Movement in the novel. We can see many of the slogans or happenings in this movement as well as in the novel.
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