... is also narrated by a nine-year-old black girl, which is how old Morrison would've been in 1941, the year the novel takes place. Furthermore, Morrison's family struggled financially during the Great Depression, similarly to the MacTeer family in the novel. Through "The Bluest Eye", Morrison makes a statement about how vulnerable a young black girl, such as herself, is as she is exposed to ... exposes our tendency at times to equate race and class. Even when the race is not specified, we sometimes label individuals to a race solely on information about their class. It is the uncertainty...

• Word Count: 1083
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... , and family and friendship is consistently reflected through out the lives of the protagonist Sula Peace, and foils, Nel Wright and Shadrack. The plot within the frame narrative is developed in a traditional pattern. Sula is introduced in the third section, and the rest of the book centers on her and her friendship with Nel, which constitutes the rising action of the plot. In the seventh chapter, Nel marries, causing Sula to leave ... The Bottom for ten years. Part One of the novel ends with Sula's departure. When Sula ... jobs. After teaching briefly at Texas Southern University in Ho...

• Word Count: 1824
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School