The End.

I believe that the main reason Toni Morrison wrote The Bluest Eye was to portray all the problems that Afro-Americans had to face. Not only did they had a hard time fitting into society but there self esteem was being affected in a negative way. Toni Morrison demonstrates this through Pecola: the girl who dreamt for blue eyes.

From the beginning of the novel I knew that Toni Morrison was not planning on giving us a happy ending. Still I was shocked when I finally closed the book. Cholly rapes Pecola twice. Isn’t one time more than enough? I take that back. No one should every have the misfortune to go through what Pecola experienced. Sammy runs away. I completely understand him and support him in a way. Who would want to make part of such family? On the other hand his running away was kind of predictable since from the beginning of the book we knew Sammy as the boy who ran away. Ms.Breedlove and Pecola are left alone. Oh, wait. They are not completely alone. It turns out Pecola is pregnant! Could things get any more confusing?

That was clearly a rhetorical question since things for Pecola just get worse. Ms.Breedlove decides to go in denial and does not believe Pecola. I was not surprised at her reaction because Ms.Breedlove never demonstrated to be a caring mother. On the contrary she is constantly blaming Pecola´s appearances for all the bad things that happen to her. Pecola asks a dream reader for blue eyes, he then writes to God and it turns out that God could not give her blue eyes and “loved her” (182).  Yet after this event, Pecola is convinced that she has blue eyes. Probably making her think that things in life were going to improve for her. But since she clearly did not have blue eyes bad things continue to happen.
When Claudia and Frieda learn that Pecola is pregnant they decide to go plant their money and seeds in order to protect the baby for any harm. But guess what. Neither the seeds bloomed nor the baby lived.

In my opinion all of these events lead her to become a little insane. She starts talking to an imaginary friend who I really do not understand who she is referring too. Her worries now shifted to the part that she does not has the bluest eye. But still believes that nobody wants to talk to her or look her at her eyes because everyone envies her.

We might think that the biggest issue of the book was the rape, but Pecola´s big problem was her inability to have blue eyes. For her being pregnant was just an obstacle she had to overpass.

I found this video and I believe that what girls like Pecola suffered during that time is what girls now a day are passing through: anorexia.  

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Oh the Irony

The song "Black is Beautiful" by The Trinikas demonstrates a complete different view towards African-Americans to the one Toni Morrison shows in his book The Bluest Eye. They approach the topic of their differences among the rest of the society with two different tones: positive versus negative. While The Trinikas admire their culture and skin color, Pecola is willing to do anything to become white and have pretty blue eyes. The only thing they have in common is that they both accept the fact that they are “black” and that they are different from the rest.

The song starts by stating, “I am not a typical teenager. My skin is black but I just want to let you know that black is beautiful” (0:23). This is a complete different attitude toward her skin color than the one Pecola has. Toni Morrison states, “It had occurred to Pecola some time ago that if her eyes, those eyes that held the pictures, and knew the sights--- if those eyes of hers were different, that is to say, beautiful, she herself would be different” (46). This clearly demonstrates that she has a negative point of view towards her culture and that she would do anything to change her skin color. With these two extreme points of views we can see how the tone one uses really determines the message one wants to send to the audience.

I tried doing some research on The Trinikas, but the truth is I was not able to find any biographical information. I am really curious about their background, since this group of singers might have experienced a complete different childhood from Pecola. In the book, Pecola is constantly blamed for being ugly and no one in her family approve of their skin color. Not only did her family judge her appearance but also Junior´s mom. She was not able to pass Junior´s mom inspection since she stated, “Get out… You nasty little black bitch” (91). How can you have a high self-esteem when treated so badly? I think it would have been a good idea for Pecola to listen to The Trinikas song about blacks being beautiful.