The Bluest Eye (Vintage International)

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Synopsis
Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife.

A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison’s virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing.

[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]

Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
224 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780307386588
Related ISBNs:
9780307278449
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
copyright renewed
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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