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THE BLUEST EYE

THE BLUEST EYE. AUTHOR: TONI MORRISON TUĞÇE KUTAY SEREN PEHLİVANOĞLU. OUTLINE. Thesis Statement Morrison’s style -Elaborate symbols Cultural and historical symbols -Dick and Jane readers -Shirley Temple and Bojangles Themes and Characters

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THE BLUEST EYE

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  1. THE BLUEST EYE AUTHOR: TONI MORRISON TUĞÇE KUTAY SEREN PEHLİVANOĞLU

  2. OUTLINE • Thesis Statement • Morrison’s style -Elaborate symbols • Cultural and historical symbols -Dick and Jane readers -Shirley Temple and Bojangles • Themes and Characters -Race and beauty (Pecola, Maureen Peal) • References THE BLUEST EYE

  3. THESIS STATEMENT The novel support themes which are racism and standard beauty by discussing a black girl’s obsession to blue eyes. THE BLUEST EYE

  4. MORRISON’S STYLE:ELABORATE SYMBOLS • Blue eyes • House • The Marigolds • Seasons • Dandelions THE BLUEST EYE

  5. BLUE EYES • Symbolize beauty and happiness • Symbolize Pocola's own blindness • Express many of the characters' sad isolation(eye puns on I) THE BLUEST EYE SYMBOLS

  6. HOUSE • Indicate socioeconomic status • Symbolize emotional situations and values of characters who inhabit them • Symbolizing the misery of the Breedlove family • Symbolizing that family’s comparative cohesion (according to Claudia) THE BLUEST EYE SYMBOLS

  7. THE MORIGOLDS • Associate with the safety and well-being of Pecola’s baby • Represent an honest sacrifice THE BLUEST EYE SYMBOLS

  8. SEASONS • Autumn - Beginnings • Winter - A time of barrenness • Spring - Ironically degradation • Summer - Ironically isolated Pecola THE BLUEST EYE SYMBOLS

  9. DANDELIONS • Symbolize the internal observation of the character Pecola • Unattractive weed like Pecola THE BLUEST EYE SYMBOLS

  10. CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT:DICK AND JANE READERS • Between 1930’s and 1960’s • More than 85 million reader • Includes repetitions • Unreal and stereotypical • Collectors' items and cultural icons. THE BLUEST EYE

  11. DICK AND JANE READERS AND THE NOVEL • The life presented was very different from the life many children lived in the 1940. • Morrison has recognized and indicated that being inundated with a fantasy world that your family can never achieve does not provide release but leads to self-hatred. THE BLUEST EYE

  12. CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT:SHIRLEY TEMPLE AND BOJANGLES • .. • .. • .. • .. THE BLUEST EYE

  13. SHIRLEY TEMPLE • Former American film and television actress • Screen career in 1932 • Bright Eyes, Heidi, Curly Top • Academy Award in February 1935 • Actors Guild Life • Achievement Award THE BLUEST EYE

  14. SHIRLEY TEMPLE AND THE NOVEL • Yellow and curly hair • Blue eyes • White • Look like a doll • Ideal beauty vs. Blackness THE BLUEST EYE

  15. RACE AND BEAUTY • How do you think ideal beauty and blackness compared in the novel? THE BLUEST EYE

  16. RACE AND BEAUTY “I had only one desire: to dismember it. To see of what it was made, to discover the dearness, to find the beauty, the desirability that had escaped me, but apparently only me” (p. 20).” • How did Claudia react to dolls differ than Frieda and Pecola? THE BLUEST EYE

  17. BOJANGLES • Bill “Bojangles” Robinson • Born May 25, 1878 • Richmond, Virginia • Dancer, actor • Black • Shirley Temple dancing with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in The Little Colonel THE BLUEST EYE

  18. RACE AND BEAUTY • "because she danced with Bojangles, who "was my friend, my uncle, my daddy" and because he "was enjoying, sharing, giving a lovely dance thing with one of those little white girls whose socks never slid down under their heels" (p. 19). • Why do you think Claudia is upset this much?Does Morrison tried to give a lesson about race and beauty by this rhythmic quote ? THE BLUEST EYE

  19. RACISM • Racial discrimination and ethnic discrimination • Prejudice • Violence • Oppression THE BLUEST EYE

  20. THEMES:RACE AND BEAUTYCHARACTERS: PECOLA AND MAUREEN PEAL • Standard beauty established by society. • Blonde, white, blue eyes • Pecola is obsessed • Racism: Black and white ugly,unworthy beautiful, valuabliity Maureen Peal: new girl, whiter than other black girls, beautiful THE BLUEST EYE

  21. RACE AND BEAUTY • Maureen Peal: new girl, whiter than other black girls, beautiful • Wealthier • Reinforces the connection between race and class THE BLUEST EYE

  22. RACE AND BEAUTY • How does Maureen think about black people? Is it racist or not? THE BLUEST EYE

  23. Can yourelateracismandbeautytothepresentTurkey? THE BLUEST EYE

  24. REFERENCES • Moran, E. (2002). DickandJaneReaders. Retrieved May 11, 2010, fromhttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100382/ • Morrison, T. (2007). Thebluesteye. New York: VintageBooks. • Thebluesteye. (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2010, from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/bluesteye/ • Thebluesteye (style). (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2010, fromhttp://www.answers.com/topic/the-bluest-eye-novel-4 • Tony Morrison, The Bluest eye .Retrieved February 5, 2009, from http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/eye3.html THE BLUEST EYE

  25. Seren&Tuğçe THANK YOU!

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