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The Bluest Eye is the first novel written by American author Toni Morrison and published in 1970. It takes place in Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's hometown), and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. She is consistently regarded as "ugly" due to her mannerisms and dark skin.
But The Bluest Eye is also history, sociology, folklore, nightmare and music." [25] The novel did not sell well at first, but the City University of New York put The Bluest Eye on its reading list for its new Black studies department, as did other colleges, which boosted sales. [26] The book also brought Morrison to the attention of the ...
The author of 'Sisters First' and 'Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope' on Judy Blume, 'The Bluest Eye,' and the book with the greatest ending.
Lydia R. Diamond (born April 14, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American playwright and professor.Among her most popular plays are The Bluest Eye (2007), an adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel; Stick Fly (2008); Harriet Jacobs (2011); and Smart People (2016).
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The Pulitzer prize-winning play Fairview, by Jackie Sibblies Drury, focuses on the white gaze; the play's title is a play on the phrase. [6] Hannah Miao, reviewing it, describes the White gaze as "being watched from a lens of otherness that is sometimes violently obvious, and sometimes so subtle that you find yourself wondering whether you made it up entirely.
Hulu's 'Boston Strangler' is based on a chilling series of murders and their aftermath. Here's the true story behind the real-life Boston Strangler.
Su, Wen-hsiang (2021). "A Traumatized Girl: Pecola's Struggle in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye". Languages in India. XXI: 45–54. “A Traumatized Girl: Pecola’s Struggle in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye” discusses Morrison’s use of blue eyes as an essential symbol of beauty. Pecola considers herself ugly due to her past dramas.