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If youre a blue eye you are very likely to see this book as another reason why racism is wrong but if thats the case then you have missed the purpose of this book. Unlovely and unloved, pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those. The bluest eye is toni morrisons first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. The bluest eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by author toni morrison. The bluest eye by toni morrison, 9780099759911, available at book depository. In an attempt to beautify herself, pecola wishes for blue eyes. The name of the book is the girl with blue eyes by an indian author vaiibhav nigam. Set in the author s girlhood hometown of lorain, ohio, it tells the story of black, elevenyearold pecola breedlove. It was first published as a serialized novel, and one of the chapters ends with a man literally dangling off the edge of a remote cliff with no trees or rope in sight as a rescue aid and his only hope the brawn of his young woman companion. The bluest eye american experience official site pbs. The squaw with blue eyes unknown binding january 1, 1986 by marybeth little weston author.
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