Toni Morrison's the Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye is one of Toni Morrison's most powerful works. The novel, Morrison's first, tackles crucial themes of race and identity as it tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young African-American girl who prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and well-loved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. The Bluest Eye, New Edition presents an impressive collection of critical essays and an insightful introduction by editor Harold Bloom that will enrich students' insight into this heartbreaking classic.

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Toni Morrison s work The Bluest Eye is critiqued in this book by several different people. These critiques cover many areas of the book, including the text, characters, and allegories of certain passages. Other areas such as the alcoholism in the book, black history, the images portrayed, and the use of Dick and Jane primers all are discussed within the book. Each section of the book goes into specific details and is supported by the writer on why and how he believes what he does about the book. The different writers have used their perspectives to show what they believe Ms. Morrison has written. The writers give Bluest Eye high reviews, showing it to be a well written piece of literature. However, having never read Toni Morrison s book, this reviewer found it hard at times to follow along and understand exactly what the critics were referring to. For this same reason, some of the material was confusing. This book of critical interpretations would be good for a university level literature course. This book is part of the series of Bloom s Modern Critical Interpretations. Reviewer: Cathi I. White

One of our most popular, respected, and controversial literary critics, Yale University professor Harold Bloom s books about, variously, Shakespeare, the Bible, and the classic literature are as erudite as they are accessible.