'The Bluest Eye'
There is not one but more themes in 'The Bluest Eye' like whiteness as standared of beauty, the power of stories, sexual initation and abuse etc. make the novel a complex one. Morrision points out the whitness is superior and standared of beauty. The novel introduses a powerfull gallary of characters. The novel presents the life of black people through the characters of Pecola Claudia and Frieda. The pre-adolescents, they are leading characters.
'The Bluest Eye' has a strong plot construction. The whole storty is told through the character of Cloudia, She represents as a child and an adult as well as the third person. There are total 11 chapters in the novel connected logicaly. 'The Bluest Eye' is a rich in symbolism. Morrison has made use of many symbols like 'Home' that symbolizes the contrast life of two black or Negro girls. While the title 'The Bluest Eye' itself is a symbolic one that suggests Pecola's strong desire of blue eyes. It stands for beauty as well as sadness. Another impotant symbols 'Marygold' it symbolises the well fare life of Claudia and Frieda as well as it symbolises the deathe of Pacola's baby.
'The Bluest Eye' possess a classical level by the symbolic title, well constructed plot, various themes, settings, symbolism and unique style, rich gallary of characters. This is a novel which possess unique.

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