In the bluest eyes Toni Morrison uses Cholly's characterization to show that oppression makes people heartless and careless. people who are constantly rejected and oppressed by society and their own "family" are actually the ones who never have gotten love from no body therefore, they can't comprehend how a relationship should be. Since those people have never get love they don't know the definition of love or how to show care because they had never receive that. Cholly never meet her parents. He was practically raised by her aunt jimmy until she died when he was 11 years old. Then he end up raising his own self
"abandoned in a junk heap by his mother, rejected for a crap game by his father, there was nothing more to lose. He was alone with his own perceptions and appetites and they alone interest him" Being rejected and abandoned by his own parents killed his hopes.He felt that he had nothing else to lose that's why he didn't care about anything else since he was alone.
Cholly had no feelings for no one and his heart was like a rock because as this quote showed he never got love or care by none of his parents so he never knew what love means. Since he never had a relationship with his parent he never learn how to have a good relationship with her child. Not knowing other way to show love besides sex lead him rape his own daughter.
Cholly though that by having sex with his own daughter he was showing love to her. This action made him look a careless and
Actions and Reactions Toni Morrison, author of The Bluest Eye, writes about a young girl, Pocola, who goes through a rough childhood experiencing abuse, being ignored, racism, and early and unwanted motherhood. InThe Bluest Eye, Morrison discusses different family societal ideals in relation to their children's depiction of self worth. In the beginning of the novel reader is introduced to the main family the Breedloves. With a father, mother, and two children the Breedloves have a very hostile environment in their home…
Literature is often used as a tool to raise awareness of social problems. The novel The Bluest Eye, written by Toni Morrison, portrays the life of an eleven-year old, Pecola Breedlove, which appears as a delicate and fragile character, who has been victim of racism and violence. During the course of the novel, the author displays the main character problematic family life, full of suffering and pain from which it derives her fascination for white girls by seeing herself in a derogatory way. In this…
Blue eyes, blonde hair, white skin. This being what most African American girls desired in the 1940s. This was considered “beautiful” to African American girls in the 1940s. In Toni Morrison’s first novel and national bestseller The Bluest Eye, eleven year old Pecola Breedlove grows up as an abused and unloved daughter. One of the first events that happen in the story is when Pecola begins to menstruate and is told that she can now have babies and that she is starting to grow as…
rather unusual, considering that she did incorporate some of these ideas into her work. It sounds as though in this quote that by using such characteristics in a work, it somehow loads it down with extraneous details. However, in Morrison's The Bluest Eye, it only enhances the reading and furthers the reader's understanding of the timherself In accordance with the understanding…
Toni Morisson's novel The Bluest Eye details the life of the Breedloves and African American family of Lorain, Ohio during the 1930’s. The focal point of the novel centers around the 11 year old daughter Pecola who is deeply struggling internally to overcome a bout of self hatred. Each day she faces racism not only from white people but mainly from her own race. In their eyes Pecolas dark skin translates as ugly and inferior. By obtaining blue eyes, she feels as if she can overcome this ugliness…
The Bluest Eye Love is something that can never be defined. The thought of just that one word, love, can make one feel happy, sad or even angry. A 4 letter word that is so powerful it can make or break your life. In the book The Bluest Eye love was represented in the worst way, violently. Violent love is love that is shown in a harsh, aggressive way. This is usually because the person showing this violent love doesn’t know how to show love any other way. Violent love is a never ending cycle that…
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, is a brilliant novel that shows the struggling life of a young black girl named Pecola Breedlove. It takes place during the 1940s in Lorain, Ohio. This book is seen through the eyes of Claudia MacTeer describing the interaction between society and Pecola. This novel shows how people believed that only one skin color was considered beautiful, white. Toni Morrison depicts how the beauty of white girls is overpowering the images of black girls and women through subliminal…
Eyes Full of Color KalanitKnackstedt The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison is a novel that contrasts an ideal white family, with black families from the mid-1940s, Lorain Ohio. Pecola Breedlove is a young black girl from a very troubled family who is on a mission to find love; in her search she inevitably stumbles on her society’s dangerous concept of physical beauty. Morrison uses the seven literary elements to convey horrible truths about love and the harm of accepting racism. The central idea is…
Fatima Santamaria Ms. Anderson AP Literature 14 December 2012 “The Bluest Eye” Beefy Paragraph Toni Morrison composes a novel with themes of the standards of beauty including isolation experienced by many of the characters throughout the story. Morrison, by means of symbolism, uses dolls to illustrate Claudia’s frustration about why they are adored by everyone. Unlike Pecola, she does not see why these insignificant dolls possess such beauty symbolizing a misunderstanding…
Meredith Ewen Life Stories Reflection I really enjoyed reading these stories. From my experience with Special Education both in and out of the classroom, I have gained a very negative view of the system. IEPs are never done correctly; correct services are rarely provided, the kids themselves hate being classified as Special Ed and the parents are less than involved or educated in the process (whether this is by choice or by design). The stories provided a glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak…
