... was made public, her mother and Pecola move to the edge of town. The three prostitutes, Frieda and Claudia have cared for Pecola regardless of her background or physical appearance. In The Bluest Eye love is measured by physical appearance. The first example of love being measure by the standard of beauty is the story of Dick, Jane and the happy family. White was considered beautiful, something Pecola ... was not. The story of Dick and Jane were used to portray the perfect imagine of the happy American family. An example is the way in which the image of white ... was a painful love that ...

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... jobs. After teaching briefly at Texas Southern University in Houston, she returned to Howard University in 1957 to serve on its faculty for eight years. In 1970, her first novel The Bluest Eye was published under the name of Toni Morrison. Sula followed in 1973. It was her second novel, and deals with themes of race, womanhood ... way. Although the details of the story are sometimes sad or upsetting, the narrative voice always gives the benefit of the doubt and tries to find the good in a situation or at least be objective. Sula is a dark character; emotionally defined by a sense of evi...

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• Grade Level: High School