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The Bluest Eye - a 1970 novel by author, Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye - a 1970 novel by author, Toni Morrison. It is Morrison's first novel.

Toni Morrison Born Chloe Anthony Wofford – 1931 in Lorain, Ohio. Her mother’s family had come to Ohio from Alabama via Kentucky, and her father had migrated from Georgia.

Toni Morrison In an afterword, Morrison explains her goal in writing the novel. She wants to make a statement about the damage that internalized racism can do to the most vulnerable member of a community – a young girl.

Toni Morrison Complex historical and literary context. Style influenced by Virginia Woolf and William Faulkner. Morrison's work comes out of a Black cultural and literary tradition.

Toni Morrison Employs the modernist techniques of: stream-of-consciousness multiple perspectives deliberate fragmentation

The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye Autumn Chapters 1-3 Winter Chapter 4-5 Spring Chapters 6-9 Summer Chapter 10-11

References / Background Shirley Temple Imitation of Life Misanthrope Maginot Line Myth / Folklore (Persephone, Samson and Delilah)

References / Background Dante’s Inferno Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy, a classic work that traces the soul's journey through the underworld towards divine enlightenment

References / Background Joseph de Gobineau (1816 - 1882) - French aristocrat and novelist, famous for developing the theory of the “Aryan master race.” He is known as the “father of modern racial demography.”

Themes, Motifs & Symbols Beauty Standards Coming of Age Identity Vision Self-image Seasons and Nature Marigolds

Themes, Motifs & Symbols Racism Sexism Hollywood Images Domestic Abuse Whiteness / Color Dirtiness / Cleanliness Spirituals and Blues

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