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Claudia , the narrator of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, says that being put outdoors is “ the real terror of life” (17). She puts special emphasis on the harshness of being put outdoors by one’s own. ... The Breedloves are deemed ugly and placed ‘outdoors’ by the Black community because of their natural inability to measure up to the white standards of beauty which have penetrated Black culture and bred self-hatred. ... Breedlove’s life becomes driven by a desire to be accepted by the Black women of Lorain. ... Breedlove’s attempts at wearing makeup only make her look foolish. ... Breedlove’s desire for new clothes leads to argument over money with Cholly, and prompts her getting a job. ... ” However, in Cholly’s life outside of Lorain his life was anything but smooth. ... He was supposed to go live with Aunt Jimmy’s half-brother, but since he is not a blood relative he feels as if he did not belong there. ... In Lorain, he too is viewed as ugly. ... Cholly is actually the only one Claudia says is really ugly. ... Karen Carmean writes, “Her complete dependency on others for self-identification destroys her, for when society decrees her ugly and therefore unworthy of affection, encouragement, and esteem, Pecola has neither the courage nor the knowledge to argue” (26). Pecola’s initial affection towards the dandelions illustrates her inability to think for herself. ... Wendy Harding writes, “Pecola’s initial affection for the dandelions that people generally despise and her subsequent acceptance of general opinion mirror the fluctuation in the self-hatred that she accepts on the account of her color” (26). Unable to formulate and hold on to her own opinions she accepts her title as ugly and wears it everywhere she goes. The Black Community calls her ugly, and she has neither enough self-worth, nor self-identification to disagree. ... Marc Conner points out that when the boys are teasing her “the jeers focus on Pecola’s blackness…” (53). ... Pecola is deemed ugly, and she believes that the path to beauty is blue eyes. Maureen Peal, a popular student with white features only adds to this notion in Pecola’s head. ... Susan Blake writes, “Pecola’s madness is the manifestation of her belief that she can attain love only by being someone she is not – someone white. ... Breedlove prefers the neatness and order of the Fisher’s home. ... When Pecola enters Junior’s house, she is awe-struck by the beauty of the house, but as soon as she makes a connection with the cat, realizing that the cat has the blue eyes she seeks, his mother comes home.
Approximate Word count = 2047
Approximate Pages = 8.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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