In the novel, The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, the evils inflicted upon blacks by a white society indoctrinated by the inherent beauty of whiteness and ugliness of blackness are thoroughly depicted. ... Upon Pecola's entrance into the house Junior says, "Here's your kitten and he threw a big black cat right in her face- (Morrison 89). ... He attempts to hold Pecola hostage in his house, however she struggles with him and somehow Junior manages to forcefully throw his cat against the window. Junior kills his mother's (Geraldine) beloved cat. ... In essence, Claudia despises ...

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breed hate-hate of blackness, and thus hatred of oneself. ... and he threw a big black cat right in her face? ... He attempts to hold Pecola hostage in his house, however she struggles with him and somehow Junior manages to forcefully throw his cat against the window. Junior kills his mother's (Geraldine) beloved cat. ... In essence, Claudia despises the black community in the novel because they suppress their black beauty. ...

• Word Count: 1667
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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel Moody shows discontent with her family and fellow black citizens for simply accepting the circumstances and the position in which they lived. ... Now this old lady had eight cats that also lived on the back porch. ... She was fussy about her cats so I didn't yell at them or shoo them away. ... But when she came back, she just let those cats help themselves. ... Johnson lonely cat house, she was able to get a job at Mrs.Claiborne's house, like they say when one door closes another one opens up. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is also well known that the white, old south plays a significant part in the history of the Black American's struggles. ... The old, white south fear blacks in many ways; the blacks are stereotyped in the 1930's as less than clean or righteous; Jesus of Nazareth is also confronted with this stereotype. ... The bloated reference describes the full and hungry feelings that the blacks have about their need for acceptance. ... Peter responds, "I do not know the man" (http://www.revelationwebsite.co.uk/index1/cat/cat882.htm>). ... The Hyper Dictionary further defines this word a...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The words are also written in black paint that appears to have dripped before it could completely dry. ... Similar to dogs and cats, cows will be treated more like human. ... Cows will be seen in a very similar light as dogs or cats, in how we treat them like humans. ...

• Word Count: 2152
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate