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Novels by Toni Morrison: The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Sula, Song of Solomon, List of Characters in Beloved, a Mercy, Jazz, Paradise (Study Guide)
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-08-25.
ISBN 9781155233369
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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Sula, Song of Solomon, List of Characters in Beloved, a Mercy, Jazz, Paradise, Tar Baby. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Bluest Eye is a 1970 novel by American author Toni Morrison. It is Morrison's first novel, written while Morrison was teaching at Howard University and was raising her two sons on her own. The story is about a year in the life of a young black girl in Lorain, Ohio named Pecola. It takes place against the backdrop of America's Midwest as well as in the years following The Great Depression. The Bluest Eye is told from the perspective of Claudia MacTeer as a child and an adult, as well as from a third person omniscient viewpoint. Because of the controversial nature of the book, which deals with racism, incest, and child molestation, there have been numerous attempts to ban it from schools and libraries. Claudia and Frieda MacTeer live in Ohio with their parents. The MacTeer family takes two other people into their home, Mr. Henry and Pecola. Pecola is a troubled young girl with a hard life. Her parents are constantly fighting, both physically and verbally. Pecola is continually being told and reminded of what an ugly girl she is, thus fueling her desire to be a caucasian girl with blue eyes. Throughout the novel it is revealed that not only has Pecola had a life full of hatred and hardships, but her parents have as well. Pecolas mother, Pauline only feels alive and happy when she is working for a rich white family. Her father, Cholly, is a drunk who was left with his aunt when he was young and ran away to find his father, who wanted nothing to do with him. Both Pauline and Cholly eventually lost the love they once had for one another. While Pecola is doing dishes, her father rapes her. His motives are ...http://booksllc.net/?l=en
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