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Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye.

Toni Morrison 's The Bluest Eyes

Analysis of Pecola Breedlove 's character

Pecola Breedlove is the central character who comes from a poor black family . She suffered abuse and neglect , and was scorned , ridiculed and exploited , beaten and poked at by people around her . She is a mirror image of the black girls in the 1940s , and hardships faced and endured by them . Endowed with a much darker skin than other blacks , she was considered ugly in comparison to others . Pecola personified miserable humiliating , pathetic and hopeless existence of the blacks in

the 1940s .All individual actions with respect to Pecola are seen to be influenced by society 's idea of beauty , which was described by Morrison as person with white skin , blonde hair , and blue eyes . Through examples of popularity of actresses like Shirley Temple , and parent 's fascination for baby dolls with blonde hair and blue eyes , societies biased views are made all too clear . Pecola , having seen people 's adoration for fair skin and blue eyes , fantasizes about her image with blonde hair and blue eyes and prayed for a pair of beautiful blue eyes . This shows her desperation to be accepted in a society colored by prejudice . As Pecola didn 't meet the standard of beauty , she was constantly abused not only by her parents but also by people around her . Before she could grow into a mature girl , and be able to comprehend the complexity of human nature , and society , she was forced into segregation...

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