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THE BLUEST EYE

THE BLUEST EYE. Presentation by Group3 Gamze Uzunyayla Reşide Çubukçu Müge Didem Orhan Zeynep Arcan. OUTLINE. 1. Toni Morrison’s style ; Lyric Prose Metaphors Simile Ironies 2. Cultural and Historical Contex ; Great Depression

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THE BLUEST EYE

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  1. THE BLUEST EYE Presentationby Group3 Gamze Uzunyayla Reşide Çubukçu Müge Didem Orhan Zeynep Arcan

  2. OUTLINE 1.ToniMorrison’sstyle; LyricProse Metaphors Simile Ironies 2.CulturalandHistoricalContex; GreatDepression 3.ThemesandCharacters Thesearchforlove 4.References

  3. TONI MORRISON'S STYLE • Rich, lyricalprose • Simile • Irony • Metaphor • Imaginary Retrieved 10 may 2010; http://wordbandit.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/morrison1.jpg

  4. “And chollyloverd her. I ‘m sure he did. He ,at any rate, was the one who loved enough her, envelop her, give something of himself to her. But his touch was fatal, and somehing he gave her filled the matrix of her agony with death. Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe. There is no gift for the beloved. The lover alone possesses his gift of love. The loved one is shorn, neutralized, frozen in the glare of the lover’s inward eye.” (p.206)

  5. “...longingforthose hard times, yearningto be grownwithout “a thindi-ime tomy name.” I lookedforwardtothedelicious time when “myman” wouldleaveme, when I would “hatetoseethatevening sun godown...” 'causethen I wouldknow “myman has leftthistown.” ” (p.26)

  6. ST. LOUIS BLUES I hate to see that evenin' sun go down I hate to see that evenin' sun go down 'Cause my baby, he done lef' this town. Feelin' tomorrow lak ah feel today. Feel tomorrow lak ah feel today. I'll pack my trunk, make my getaway. ………. Retrieved 10 may 2010 from : http://www.paulayickvintagebrass.com/wc%20handy.jpg

  7. THE BLUEST EYE • Blue=color • Blue=glommy,sad • “Pleasemakemedisappear.” (p.45) • “Eachnight, without fail, sheprayedforblueeyes” (p.46) • Keepthereality, saddness Retrieved 10 may 2010 from; http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J1ASwm5hEzE/Sd6bwaYpbiI/AAAAAAAAAEk/tX4P9oLKjZg/s400/Bluest+eye.jpg

  8. “We had droppedourseeds in ourownlittleplot of blackdirt just as Pecola’sfather had dropped his seed in his ownplot of blackdirt.” (p.6)

  9. Couldyougive an anotherexample of metaphor in thenovel? “Dollswecoulddestroy, but wecould not destroythehoneyvoices of parenstandaunts, theobedience in theeyes of ourpeers , theslipperylight in theeyes of ourteacherwhentheyencounteredtheMaureenPealsworld. ” (p.76)

  10. “Theyfightthisbattleallthewaytothegrave. Thelaughthat is a littletooloud; theenunciation a littletooround; thegesture a littletoogenerous. Thayholdtheirbehind in forfear of swaytoofree; whentheywearlipstick, theynevercovertheentiremounthforfear of lipstoothick, andtheyworry, worry, worryabouttheedges of theirhair.” (p.83)

  11. Mary Jane “Smilingwhiteface.Blondehair in gentledisarray, blueeyeslooking at her out of a world of cleancomfort. Theeyesarepetulant, michevious.ToPecolatheyaresimplypretty. Sheeatsthecandy, anditssweetness is good.Toeatthecandy is somehowtoeattheeyes, eatMaryJane. LoveMaryJane. Be MaryJane.” (p.49)

  12. BREEDLOVE • Breed=produce • Breedinghate Familymembercould not loveeachother.

  13. retrieved 10 may 2010 from;http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/11-2006/the-bluest-eye_9412.html SoapheadChurch write a lettertoGod (p.176) vs. poisioneddog Pedophili Is thereanyotherirony in thenovel?

  14. THE GREAT DEPRESSION • Worldwideeconomicdownturn (1929 -1939). • Decline in stockprices in USA • Foreigninvestorswithdrawstocks • “BlackThursday,” October 24, 1929 • WallStreetCrash – USA StockMarked • Western Worldand USA as centre • Industrializedcountries

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  18. StockMarkedCrash (DeclineInStockPrice) Ledto DeclıneInSpendıng1)DeclıneInProductıon 2)DeclıneInEmployment

  19. UNEMPLOYMENT QUEUES Retrieved 9 may 2010 from; http://biggovernment.com/files/2010/03/Great-Depression-Unemployment-Line1.jpg

  20. Retrieved 9 may 2010 from; http://earthhopenetwork.net/unemployment_depression.jpg

  21. EFFECTS OF CRISIS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY IN USA • EmploymentdiscriminationagainstAfrican-Americans LAST HIRED, FIRST FIRED! Whyweretheylasthired, firstfired? Because • Theyareblack • Lesseducated • Lessskilled

  22. FEDERAL SURVEY OF UNEMPLOYMENT

  23. FEDERAL SURVEY OF UNEMPLOYMENT

  24. Whatkind of problem mentioned in noveldoesunemploymentcause ? Poverty • Howdoestheunemploymentcreatesdifferencesbetweenwhitesandblack? Do yourememberanyexamples in thenovel? Retrieved 9 may 2010 from; http://www.everyculture.com/multi/images/gema_01_img0008.jpg

  25. WHITES’ WORLD • "We reached the Lake Shore Park, a city park laid out with rosebuds, fountains, bowling greens, picnic tables. It was emptynow, but sweetly expectant of clean, white, well-behaved childrenand parents who would play there above the lake in summerbefore half-running, half-stumbling down the slope to thewelcoming water." (p.105) • Better life conditionsthanblacks( cleanareas, freedom, healthyplaces.. Etc.) • Welathy • Happiness

  26. BLACKS’ WORLD • "Later we walk home, glancing back to see the great carloadsof slag being dumped, red hot and smoking, into the ravinethat skirts the steel mill. The dying fire lights the sky with a dullorange glow. Frieda and I lag behind, staring at the patch ofcolor surrounded by black. It is impossible not to feel a shiverwhen our feet leave the gravel path and sink into the dead grassin the field." (p.10) • Unhealty life conditions (smoking, orangeglowsky) • Poverty

  27. NEGRO JOBS • Waiter, domestik servantandporter • Whiteindustries-steel, cooal, automobiles but with no protectionforblacks. • With minimum wages. “ Theyagreedtomarrtandgo ‘wayupnorth, whereChollysaidsteelmillswerebeggingforworkers.Young, lovingandfull of energy, theycametoLorain, Ohio. Chollyfoundwork in thesteelmillsrightaway, andPaulinestartedkeepinghouse.” (p. 116)

  28. BLACK WOMANS

  29. Therewere no discriminationforblackwomenmorethanblack men. • Do yougive an exampleabout a workingwomen in novel?! Paulineworks in a whitefamily’shouse.

  30. THE SEARCH FOR LOVE • Why black people have to search for love? • Grow without love • Families are inadequate to give importance to their needs • Grow with lots of social and economic problems: racism, poverty • In the novel, • Different type of loves : Cholly’s love for his daughter Cholly’s love for Pauline Pecola’s love for having blue eyes Pecola’s love for Mary Janes

  31. CHOLLY’S SEARCH FOR LOVE Why does Cholly become a violent man? Whose fault is it? • The reasons: - His mother left him when he was 4 days old - His father does not know him • The results: - Grow up with an aunt - Grow up lack of mother and father’s love

  32. “-I’myour boy. -Somethingwrongwithyourhead? Whotoldyoutocomeafterme? -Nobody. I justthought … I mean, I wasjustwanderingaround, anduh, my name is Cholly… -Tellthatbitchsheget her money. Now, getthefuckouttamyface!” (p.156)

  33. Howdoesthisconversationaffect on Cholly’spersonality? Beforeconversation: -He wantstotouch his father’shead -He sees in his father’s body his own body Afterconversation: -Thepossibility of a crualman -Thepossibility of an agressivemanBeingdrunk , rapest -Thepossibility of a violentman

  34. “Love is never any better than the lover.Wickled people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly but the love of a free man is never safe.” (p. 206) What does Morrison want to mention at this quote?

  35. PAULINE’S SEARCH FOR LOVE Which conditions change Mrs. Breedlove’s happiness? The conditions: -impaled her foot on a nail: crippled -lack of love from her family -grows up individually -lost her front tooth -has a drunk husband -suffers from cultural conflicts: she was not used to white folks

  36. PAULINE’S FANTASIES “Fantasies about men and love and touching were drawing her mind and hands away from her work.” (p.113) “For the first time Pauline felt that her bad foot was an asset.” (p.116) Does she find her ideal love? Is there any difference between Pauline’s and Cholly’s earlyand later relationship?

  37. BREEDLOVE’S LOVE CHANGED “Money became the focus of all their discussion, hers for clothes, his for drink.” (p.118) How does Pecola’s birth affect their relationship? “He began to drink less and come home more often. They eased back into a relationship more like the early days of their marriage, when he asked if she were tired or wanted him to bring her something from the store. […] But the loneliness in those two rooms had not gone away. ” (p.121)

  38. PECOLA’S SEARCH FOR LOVE “-Is it truethat I can have a babynow? -Sure you can. -But… how? -Oh, somebody has toloveyou. Therewas a longpause in whichPecolaand I thoughtthisover. Itwouldinvolve, I supposed, “myman,” whobeforeleavingme, wouldloveme. But thereweren’tanybabies in tesongsmymothersang. Maybethat’swhythewomenweresad: the men leftbeforetheycouldmake a baby. ThenPecolaasked a questionthat had neverenteredmymind. “How do you do that? I mean, how do yougetsomebodytoloveyou?” but Friedawasasleep. And I didn’tknow.” (p.32)

  39. How is love defined in this conversation according to a woman? • First has a lovely relationship, then be abandoned. • In the novel, whose relationships are like this? • Breedloves

  40. PECOLA AND PAULINE’S RELATIONSHIP • Relationship with her mother: “Pecola, like Sammy and Cholly, always called her mother Mrs. Breedlove.” (p.43) “Her calling Mrs. Breedlove Polly, when even Pecola called her mother Mrs. Breedlove, seemed reason enough to scratch her. “ (p.108) • Their relationship is different from the typical mother- daughter relationship. • Pauline accepts her ugliness. Because she feels the same. • Pauline brings up Pecola without love.

  41. REFERENCES: • Robbins, L. (1934). The Great Depression. New York: Macmillan Company • Morrison, T. (1993). TheBluestEye. New York: Vintagebooks. • SundstromW.A. (1992).TheJournal of EconomicHistory.Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress. (pp. 415- 429). • EncyclopaediaBritannica. Blackhistoryretrieved 9 may 2010 from http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-234447 • Moses C. (Winter, 1999), African American Review, Vol. 33, No. 4 pp. 623-637 Published by: Indiana State University • Retrieved 10 may 2010 from; http://academicearth.org/lectures/toni-morrison-the-bluest-eye • Retrieved 8 may 2010 from; http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/eye61.html

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