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THE BLUEST EYE

THE BLUEST EYE. Retrieved on 15 May, 2010 from http://www2. maxwell . syr .edu/ plegal / tips /t6prod/maloneywq2.html. Hazal Kamışlı Nazlı Akyurt Sevda Eda Köse. Thesis Statement.

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THE BLUEST EYE

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  1. THE BLUEST EYE Retrieved on 15 May, 2010 from http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/t6prod/maloneywq2.html Hazal Kamışlı Nazlı Akyurt Sevda Eda Köse

  2. ThesisStatement UntiltheCivilRightsMovement, mostAfricanAmericanfamilieswerebrainwashedwiththe ideal image of Americanfamily. However, Morrisonstressesthatthestrength of AfricanAmericanFamiliesmustcomefromwithin.

  3. OUTLINE • ThesisStatement • Features of Black Language • *Toni Morrison’s Writing Style • *Oral Traditions in Black Language- Idioms, Grammarand • Pronunciation • *Songs and the Rhythms • FamilyIdentity • * TheIdealAmerican Family • *ExaminingTheBreedloveFamily • *FamilyInterdynamics (the Breedloves) • CivilRightsMovement • *CivilRightsMovement in General • *CivilRightsMovement in theBluestEye • ConclusionStatement • References

  4. TonI morrISON’S STYLE What was your first impression about Morrison’s writing style? Answer: Poetic and emotional. She wants readers to participate in her novels by making them feel like the characters. “After a long while she spoke very softly. - Is it ture that I can have a baby now?” (p. 32) Retrieved on 16 May, 2010 from: http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/05/0411/m/3a.jpg

  5. Toni Morrison’s Style • Black language Love and passion • By recreating black language Morrison shows that Black people enjoy playing and experimenting with words. • Her writings are not poetic, metaphors in black language are natural. Retrieved on 16 May, 2010 from: http://mrpoplife.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ede41cc8833 010535cc725c970c-320wi

  6. Black Language • -“Boyfriends?Boyfriends? Chittlin’, I ain’t seen a boy since nineteen and twenty-seven.” • “How come I ain’t seen a boy since nineteen twenty-seven? Because they ain’t been no boys since then. That’s when they stopped. Folks started gettin’ born old.” • “You mean that’s when you got old,” China said. • “I ain’t never got old. Just fat.” • “Same thing.” • “You think ‘cause you skinny, folks think you young? You’d make a haint buy a girdle.” (. . .) • “All I know is, them bandy little legs of yours is every bit as old as mine.” • “ Don’t worry ‘bout my bandy legs. That’s the first thing they push aside.” (p.52) Retrieved on 16, May, 2010 from: http://www.news.wisc.edu/story_images/0000/0427/BluestEye5.jpg

  7. FEATURES OF BLACK LANGUAGE OrALTradItIONS IN BLACK LANGUAGE Idioms *Are the expressions that mean something different from the actual meaning of the words. • Idioms in General: • All in the same boat Go to bed • Beat a dead horse To make someone laugh • Crack someone up When everyone is facing the same • challenges • Hit the sack To force an issue that has already ended

  8. Idioms in the Bluest Eye “But she ain’t due back for a spell.” (p.75) *It is mostly slang. “Girl, when I found out I could sell it-that somebody pay cold cash for it, you could have knocked me over with a feather.” (p.55) What do those idioms mean? Answers: 1st one  I was extremely surprised. 2nd one She won’t be back for a while.

  9. Grammar and Pronunciation “Dere go da heart.”(p.135) “Shet up!” (p.91) “Lemme take it out.” (p.29) “Leave me ‘lone.” (p.40) “I ain’t gonna break nothing.” (p.27) “Looka here, buddy.”(p.36) “Well, naw, she ain’t.” (p.24) “Some men just dogs.” (p.13) “Is I’m gone be all right?” (p.137) “Wasn’t her fault none.” (p.141) “We was just trying to stop the blood!” (p.31) “They wants to put their toes...” (p.53)

  10. Songs and Rhyhtms Poland: “I got blues in my mealbarrel Blues up on the shelf I got blues in my mealbarrel Blues up on the shelf Blues in my bedroom ‘Cause I’m sleepin’ by myself” (p.51) Pauline: “Precious Lord take my hand Lead me on, let me stand I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storms, through the night Lead me on to the light Take my hand, precious Lord, Lead me on.” (p.114) What do these songs have in common? Answers: *Songs are rhyhtmic *Songs reflect personality and mood.

  11. Retrieved on 16 May, 2010 from :http://currentliving.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ writers_block1.jpg You’ve read white writers before, how would you compare those with Toni Morrison’s writing style?

  12. FAMILY IDENTITY “Here is the house. It is green and white. It has a red door. It is very pretty. Here is the family. Mother, father, Dick and Jane live in the green-and-white house. They are very happy…” What kind of image does this quote depict in terms of American lifestyle in the 1940s? Answer: The American Dream The ideal American family= white, upper-middle class, loving parents, cute kids, great environment(house, community etc.)

  13. The Ideal Family of Dick and Jane What problem does ‘the Dick and Jane model’ cause for the African American families? What can be the reasons for this? Answer: (Many/ open to debate) + Victimized : low self- esteem, racial self- hatred, weak community.. + Socioeconomic factors such as; the lack of equal access to opportunities.. Retrieved on May 15, 2010 from: http://gauchealchemy.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/your-6th-hint-about-the-theme-of-junes-kit/

  14. THE BREEDLOVES [BREED + LOVE]=> Irony “ From the tiny impressions gleaned from one another, they created a sense of belonging and tried to make do with the way they found each other.” (p. 34) What does this quote tell you about the Breedlove family? Answer: The Breedlove family is dysfunctional. It is even hard to call them ‘family’ since the members are like strangers to one another. These strangers who happen to live under one roof try to find ways to cope with others’ bothersome acts/qualities.

  15. THE BREEDLOVES • What else can we tell about the Breedloves? “They lived there because they were poor and black… The rest of the family wore their ugliness, put it on, so to speak, although it did not belong to them” (p.38) Retrieved on May 16, 2010 from: http://www.nsff.no/cms/grafikk/lars_erik_hauklien-black_girl_blue_eyes.jpg

  16. THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS CHOLLY PAULINE PECOLA SAMMY

  17. CivilRightsMovement in General CivilRightsMovement is a mass protest movementagainst racialdiscrimination in United States thatcametonational prominanceduring 1960’s. ManyactiveorganizationsduringCivil RightsMovementpreferthe term “Southern Freedom Movement” becausethestrugglewasaboutfundamentalissues of freedom, respect, dignity, economicandsocialequality. Martin LutherKing, Jr. wasone of theimportant figures during this movement.

  18. CivilRightsMovement in General Discrimination in social life Black is beautiful BusBoycott

  19. CivilRightsMovement in theBluestEye Retrieved on 15 May, from http://g.mynet.com/i/56/27362_0.jpg Retrieved on 15 May, from http://img.haberler.com/galeri/74/yasayan-en-seksi-zenci-19_b.jpg Black is beautiful vs White is beautiful

  20. The slogan in theCivilRightsMovementdifferfromtheone in theBluestEye. What do youthinkthatMorrisonrevealsbythisdifferentiation? Morrisonhopesthatblackswouldrely on thestrength of theircommunitiesinstead of power, wealthorbeauty.

  21. ConcludingStatement Theempowerment of thesmallestsocietalunit is entitledtoitsowndynamics. Therefore, a certainstandard is not applicabletoprioritizeonecommunityoveranother.

  22. Finally… Got a black magic womanI got a black magic womanYes, I got a black magic woman Got me so blind I can't seeBut she's a black magic woman And she's tryin' to make a devil out of meDon't turn your back on me babyDon't turn your back on me babyYes, don't turn your back on me babyYou're messin' around with your tricksDon't turn your back on me baby'Cause you might just break up my magic stick You got your spell on me babyYou got your spell on me babyYes, you got your spell on me babyYou're turning my heart into stoneI need you so bad, magic woman, I can't leave you aloneYes, I need you so bad Well, I need you darlingYeah, I need you darling Yes, I want you to love meI want you to love me Whoa, I want you to love me, ahWhoh, yeah Oh, whoa, baby Yes, I need your loveOh, I need your love so badI want you to love me Can yousee a connectionbetweenthissongandTheBluestEye?

  23. References • Britannica, E. (N.D.). CivilRightsMovement. Retrieved on May 15, 2010, from Britannica Online Encyclopedia: • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119368/Civil-Rights-Movement • Author unknown. (n.d.). Retrieved on May 15, 2010, from http://paintedricecakes.org/languagearts/pdf/BluestEyeQuickNotes.pdf • Author unknown. (2009). Toni Morrison: The Bluest Eye. Retrieved on May 16, 2010, from http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/morrison.html • Author unknown. (n.d). Idiom Site. Retrieved on May 16, 2010, from http://www.idiomsite.com/

  24. Retieved on 15 May, 2010 from http://www.cnm.edu/depts/pbir/grd/Images/thank_you.jpg

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