Ms. Masick
English 12
14 November, 2017
The Bluest Eye – by Tori Morrison
In the novel, entitled The Bluest Eye, the author named Tori Morrison portrays
the character of a black girl named Pecola, who was mistreated by her racist society,
where whiteness was featured as superior to the social beauty standards with
appearance, cleanliness, and value and blacks were viewed as worthless and dirty
members of their community. A significant quote that expresses the darkness towards
blacks was stated by Geraldine, who explained her son named Junior the difference
between colored people and niggers: ''Colored people were neat and quiet; niggers were
dirty and loud''(87). Since Junior's childhood, he was negatively influenced