Essay Archive - The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
It is the dream of every little girl to be beautiful. The most cherished possession of many little girls is a doll: a beautiful, blonde haired, blue-eyed doll. It is this image that young girls strive to attain. This image haunted Pecola Breedlove as she tried to be accepted in society. The one thing that would change how people despised her, was to be beautiful, like the doll. However, for Pecola, this beauty was nearly impossible to achieve. Toni Morrison uses objects and imagery as symbols of the unattainable beauty in The Bluest Eye.
Dandelions are a symbol of the beauty that Pecola once thought s....
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