The Bluest Eye
Description
Toni Morrison's debut novel plunges into the heart of racial self-hatred and the devastating impact of societal beauty standards on a young Black girl. Set in 1940s Ohio, the story follows Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old who believes that blue eyes will bring her the love and belonging she desperately craves. As her life unfolds with profound tragedy, the novel poignantly explores themes of identity, innocence, and the destructive power of internalized oppression. Morrison's masterful prose vividly captures the vulnerability of childhood yearning and the heartbreaking consequences when that yearning is tragically met.
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paperback
Plume
Published Sep 6, 2005
215 pages
ISBN: 9780452287068
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First Published
1970
Language
eng
Featured in Challenges
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Content and trigger warnings for The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.