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The Role of Names in Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”: Part II

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A few posts ago I started exploring the role of names in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. Specifically, I looked at Soaphead Church’s letter to God and his questions, “What makes one name more a person than another? Is the name the real thing, then? And the person only what his name says?” By looking at Claudia and Frieda’s nickname for Maureen Peals and the ways … Read More The Role of Names in Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”: Part II

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The Role of Names in Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”: Part I

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In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Pecola goes to see Soaphead Church, a self-proclaimed “Spiritualist and Psychic Reader” who could help individuals overcome things that impacted them. Pecola comes to Soaphead Church asking him to give her blue eyes so she can feel pretty and be like the white movie stars that she idealizes. After Pecola leaves, he sits down at the table and write … Read More The Role of Names in Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”: Part I

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Think About the Children! Ban the “Filth” from Libraries!

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Recently, my daughter and I started a podcast, Classics & Coffee, where we drink coffee and discuss literature. We do five books per season, one joint selection and two book selections apiece. One of my books selections for season one was Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. I chose this book, partly, because I am teaching it this semester. I also chose it because it pairs … Read More Think About the Children! Ban the “Filth” from Libraries!

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