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Analysis of the Bluest Eye, a Novel by Toni Morrison and the Quest for Individual Identity (2754 words, 3 pages)

Post World War I, many new opportunities were given to the growing and expanding group of African Americans living in the North. Almost 500,000 African Americans moved to the northern states between 1910 and 1920. This was the beginning of a continuing migration northward. More than 1,500,000 blacks went north ... Read More

Varieties of Bodily Experience: A Review of Mary Douglas’s Natural Symbols (1382 words, 2 pages)

Varieties of bodily experience Introduction Mary Douglas (Natural Symbols, 1970) described the human body as a microcosm of society. This is not a new idea, the word "microcosm" being derived from the Ancient Greek mikro-kosmos meaning "little world", a term first used by Plato (Schweitzer, Anchor Bible Dictionary, 1992). Plato ... Read More

A Paper on Individualism in the Book Their Eyes Were Watching God (1396 words, 2 pages)

Their Eyes Were Watching God In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie battles to find Individualism within herself. Janie, all her life, had been pushed around and told what to do and how to live her life. She searched and searched high and low to find a peace that makes ... Read More

Individuality and Strength of Women in Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Woman Warrior (2103 words, 3 pages)

The novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston are two works by female authors which celebrate the individuality and strength of women. In both cases, the characters portrayed in the novels are stark contrasts to both the typical females ... Read More

An Analysis of the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (382 words, 1 pages)

The Bluest Eye In a film interview, Morrison has stated, "I suppose The Bluest Eye is about one's dependency on the world for identification,self-value, feelings of worth." Toni Morrison has been consistently insightful and helpful critic of her work. With regard to herfirst novel, she has indicated that her plan ... Read More

The Character of Sophocles’ Antigone Through the Eyes of Various Critics (1515 words, 8 pages)

In the play "Antigone," written by Sophocles, the main character is named Antigone. Over the years, critics have been divided in their interpretations of her personality and ideals in both negative and positive ways. This term paper discusses many analysis of Antigone through the eyes of various critics. Charles Seagal ... Read More

9/11 in the Eyes of a Student (720 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the past year, many people throughout the nation have attempted to continue to live their lives the same as usual even after tragedy. The upcoming anniversary of September 11th reminds many, like myself, of how a nation can be affected by self-less acts that not only killed innocent people, ... Read More

Recollection of the American Civil War from the Eyes of a Confederate Soldier (1179 words, 2 pages)

JUNE 3Oth, 1863 Today is the day Tuesday June 30th, 1863. Variable weather. There is sunshine and rain. On the 24th General Robert E. Lee leads the troops across the Potomac River headed towards Pennsylvania. General Lee is the Commander of the Northern Virginia Army. Major cities in the North ... Read More

Justice in the Eyes of Plato (1230 words, 2 pages)

Plato's strategy in the Republic is to explicate the primary notion of societal or political justice and then parallel it to the concept of individual justice. Before he can prove that justice is a good thing, Plato must first state its definition, by showing justice in its perfect form in ... Read More

The Portrayal of Evil in the Eye of Audience: The Witches Opening Scene of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (768 words, 1 pages)

'...My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is But what is not.' (1.3.140-143). Throughout Shakespeare's play, we see that Macbeth is the victim of evil seduction by women. In the above quote the evil ... Read More

A Review of Toni Morrison’s First Novel The Bluest Eye (267 words, 1 pages)

Readers of Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye, are often so overwhelmed by the narrative's emotional content--the child Pecola's incestuous rape, ensuing pregnancy, and subsequent abandonment by her community and descent into madness--that they miss the music in this lyrically "songified" narrative. 1 Morrison has stated that her narrative ... Read More

American Consumerism through the Eyes of Andy Warhol (1343 words, 3 pages)

Introduction Andy Warhol became famous in the early 1960s for his now-legendary artworks featuring Campbell Soup cans. In the 1970s and 1980s, he began using photography and silk-screening techniques to capture portraits of everyday objects and celebrities like Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. When critics attacked his work ... Read More

An Analysis of Self-Identity in the Bluest Eyes by Toni Morrison (1193 words, 2 pages)

A Search For A Self Finding a self-identity is often a sign of maturing and growing up. This becomes the main issue in Toni Morrisons novel The Bluest Eyes. Pecola Breedlove, Cholly Breedlove, and Pauline Breedlove are such characters that search for their identity through others that has influenced them ... Read More

Themes in the Short story Cat’s Eye (425 words, 1 pages)

Theme 1 In the short story Cats Eye the womans eyes are significant because they represent the Black Panther that lives within her. The doctor then scans your retinas, and discovers a black panther in the depths of your eyes, (Valenzuela, 508). Her eyes shine like a wild animal (Valenzuela, ... Read More

Comparison of The Bluest Eye and Welcome Address (851 words, 3 pages)

Matthew Fox once said, Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism. Toni Morrison in The Bluest Eye, Welcome address by Karl Paulnack, and convocation of beauty, all depict beauty in ... Read More

Distasteful American Religion through the Eyes of Fanny Trollope (847 words, 2 pages)

It is the moral and religions condition of the people which, beyond everything else, demands the attention of the philosophical inquirer (8). While on her tour of America, Fanny Trollope found many things unsettling. Things such as the weather, the culture, and the Americans in general made her sick to ... Read More

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder (1396 words, 5 pages)

The first time I saw itsauntering past the art display, I had caught sight of this foreign yet mesmerizing type of art. I was breathless as I looked overevery paintingeach piece more stunning than the next. I must have been paralyzed in pure amazement because for that moment I could ... Read More

Racism in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (1214 words, 4 pages)

Racism is the belief that one ethnic group is superior to the other. In the 1930s and 1940s racism was at a very evident point, as addressed in Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye. Pecula, an eleven year old black girl is obsessed about wanting to change her appearances. Pecula uses ... Read More

The Concept of “An Eye for an Eye” in Hammurabi’s Code of Law (1046 words, 3 pages)

A Tongue-less KingdomLex talionis is a principle code that is first found in the Babylonian Law, dating back in to 1700 BC. It was believed that if society was not bound by this type of law, then people will look to seek revenge upon their evil-doer and punish them beyond ... Read More

A Demonstration of the Road to Delusion in Their Eyes Were Watching God, a Novel by Zora Neale Hurston (779 words, 3 pages)

The Road to DelusionIn the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Mrs. Turner feels honored in Janies presence due to Janies white folkish appearance (Hurston 138). Through the extended metaphor of Mrs. Turners racist ideology as a god, it is revealed that Mrs. Turners racist paradigm ... Read More

The Racial Issues in the Eyes of the White Man in Trouble in Mind, a Play by Alice Childress (754 words, 2 pages)

The play, Trouble in Mind, opens upon the entrance to a Broadway stage in the city of New York. It follows a group of actors as they enter the theater to prepare for a new play. Wiletta, a seasoned African American actor gives her sage advice to John, a new ... Read More

An Analysis of the Clark Atlanta University Play The Bluest Eye (456 words, 2 pages)

The Bluest EyeThe Bluest Eye was a excellent play put on by the CAU department of speech communications and theatre arts and directed by Professor Eric.J Little. Based on a novel by the renowned, Pulitzer and Nobel award-winning novelist Toni Morrison written in 1970. The Bluest Eye is a deep ... Read More

The Bodily Changes in the Different Stages of Human Life (384 words, 2 pages)

Inside The Living BodyThe movie starts off talking about the process of the baby being born which is the start of the human life cycle. It shows all of the struggles and obstacles a baby has to go through in order to survive. For most of the first year, the ... Read More

The Struggle for Fulfillment in Their Eyes Were Watching God, a Novel by Zora Neale Hurston (1550 words, 5 pages)

The Struggle for Fulfillment Bildungsroman in Their Eyes Were Watching GodAlthough the Harlem Renaissance was a golden era for black culture, the Great Depression that soon followed did not have the same flourish. Racial tensions had followed after the cultural openness of the Harlem Renaissance, and as a result, the ... Read More

We Should Not Turn a Blind Eye on the Issues of Human Trafficking in Society (5534 words, 17 pages)

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights (1948). Article 3 states, Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. (United Nations, 1948). Article 5 states, No one shall be subjected to torture ... Read More

A Closer Look at Godzilla in the Eyes of Chon Noriega (546 words, 2 pages)

In the article Godzilla and the Japanese Nightmare When Them!, Chon Noriega suggests that there are two ways to analyze the film Godzilla the critical approach (which focuses on the psychoanalysis of cultural changes and historical events) and the concept of Others. He defines the Other as an externalized dynamic ... Read More

Racism and Sexism in The Girl With the Golden Eyes, a Novel by Honore de Balzac (1291 words, 5 pages)

Racism in The Girl with the Golden EyesHonor de Balzacs The Girl with the Golden Eyes recounts protagonist Henri de Marsays pursuit of Paquita Valdez. Balzacs portrayal of Paquita and some of the characters around her is often racist and sexist, with racism and sexism interacting to create a disposable ... Read More

The Importance of Every Relationship in The Bluest Eye, a Novel by Toni Morrison (410 words, 2 pages)

Discussion The Bluest EyeAll of Pecolas friendships with the rest of the girls are important and offer positive interaction because of both their similarities and differences. The reason each relationship is vital is because Pecola receives knowledge through her experiences with each girl, in different ways. Not having a sister, ... Read More

Losing My Mom in a Blink of an Eye (1381 words, 4 pages)

My phone rings, and from the way my dad sounds on the other end of the phone, I know something must be wrong. I immediately stop putting on my Cracker Barrel apron and begin to listen. My dad, nearly yelling, begins to tell me that my mom was in an ... Read More

The Burden of the Black Women in The Bluest Eye, a Novel by Toni Morrison (886 words, 3 pages)

The Black Womans BurdenIn Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye, Morrison explores the duality between the external pressures of the white community on black communities as well as the internal segregation within the black community itself. Through the eyes of 9-year-old Claudia MacTeer, the book follows Pecola Breedlove and the Breedlove ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013