... Blacks, and the struggles Blacks have to overcome in a world that doesn't accept them. While exploring these various emotions, Toni Morrison also changes the styles in each novel. In The Bluest Eye, the main character, Pecola Breedlove, feels as though she is not beautiful as society says she should be. "The American culture of the early 1940's defines beauty in terms of ... Pecola. She faces the problem from whites, and blacks as well. Pecola assumes that by having blue eyes she will be accepted in society. "She wants the bluest of the blue, the bluest eyes" (McEwen 1). The Bluest Eye ...

• Word Count: 2522
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School