Racism in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

Since childhood, I was taught that "racial discrimination is bad". Please avoid absolutely. We are told that "Everyone is a child of God, we are all equal". Indeed, Americans are honored for so-called equality. However, famous writer Toni Morrison reveals the fact that everyone is (to some extent) a refuge of racial discrimination and is not spoken. "Home" is a reflective article explaining that Morrison explains her victory over the racist ideology ("family" 3) in various novels is evident.

Tony Morrison's novels, the most blue eyes, are often read, reflecting racial discrimination in various ways. Racism is often understood as a class that is oppressed or discriminated by other people. However, at The Bluest Eye, racial discrimination is approaching in a very unique way. The character of this novel is internalized with a series of values ​​passed from its descendants and fragmented. The black community in the novel accepts the standards of white beauty. It is judged that Maureen's pale skin is beautiful and Pecora's black skin is ugly. Raise Pekola's strong desire for "the blue eyes".

Toni Morrison emphasized the concept of racial discrimination in her novel "The Bluest Eyes". In colonial times, heritage of colonialism was always associated with racial discrimination. In this novel, Morrison clearly depicts the influence that the legacy of the classic racist of the 19th century had on the poor black in the United States. In this novel, Pecola Breddlove, a daughter of a poor black family, has internalized the criteria for white beauty to the extent that she wants to become crazy and want to have a blue eyes. That idea is very clear, and the double opposition between the Western white class about beauty and ugliness is still working. Even today, we believe that white is the standard of beauty. In a binary confrontation such as male / female, white / female, Western / Oriental, rich / poor, all the elements on the left side of the bar are regarded as the highest and the elements on the right are marginalized as others Or will be presented.