Analysis Of Pecola's Eye, By Toni Morrison

The colorism she first faced was her grandmother inspecting her the shade of color of her skin to see if she looked more European or Indigenous (Anzaldúa 1983, 221). Colorism occurs when someone, generally darker skinned, is less desirable due to the shade of color of their skin within their own family. Anzaldúa faced this when she was called “muy prieta” and was told to stay out of the sun in order to keep her skin lighter. She was also shamed by her family for being openly sexual by being called “puta” and “jota (queer)” when she told them of her friends’ sexual orientation (Anzaldúa 1983, 227). Those labels were used to shame her for her lifestyle as well as to give power to the patriarchy and heteronormative society she resided

For example, in the first few paragraphs, we get a hint of how Connie’s mother is constantly nagging and complaining about how vain she is and how she is nothing like her sister. Speaking from a logical standpoint we can say that this negative backlash from her mother is upsetting to her, as it should be for any normal human being. Since she is receiving such negative attention in her home she goes out to seek “positive” attention. Her mother’s continuous praising of how great Connie’s sister June is, and how much better she is than her can be draining and irritating. Connie could just be going out to get the praise and attention that she needs or “deserves”.

traditional gender roles are challenged. Through the use of magical realism and characterization, Nottage irrevocably illustrates the power that women truly have. She challenges what is said in society and shows women in a different light. What is more, by giving it a feminist swing, Lynn illustrates that the society purposely places these gender specific roles to ensure that hierarchy is kept, and psychologically oppress women, who are equal in strength to

In her essay she uses ethos, pathos, and logos when she is expressing her own view on women’s body image. She also takes advantage strong Diction and tone to consistently show her side throughout the whole paper. Lipkin effectively tries to convince her audience that women in society have a wrong persecution of what they think a their body image should be like through credible information from personal information and

Having a fake laughter shows this is what she wants people to see her as, and appearances only matters rather than personality. Finally, when Myrtles, says "[Myrtle is] going to give [Mrs. McKee] this dress as soon as [Myrtle is] through with it; [Myrtle has] got to get another one tomorrow," it shows how Myrtle describes her judgement. She wears fancy clothes in order to look classy, which she is not, hoping people would judge her based on what she shows. The way she wants people to judge her, is how she judges others, through their appearances and not their heart. Therefore, Myrtle Wilson is a shallow woman who judges others by

In the story Where are you going, where have you been Connie, her mother and sister all have competitive relationships. Her mother says “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you are so pretty?” to Connie after seeing Connie look at her own face maybe because her mother 's “looks were gone and that was why she was after Connie”(Oates 1).

The author writes with cyclical elements to show that mothers and daughters may be more alike than they may seem The theme of Marriage and Divorce is cyclical because two of the daughters get divorced, and one has great deal of problems in her marriage. In The Joy Luck Club, the daughters start learning how to stand up for themselves to their partners. Rose Hsu Jordan finally tells her soon to be ex-husband that she wants their old house, and she is willing to fight for herself (Tan 196). Lena St. Clair tells her husband Harold that she isn’t happy with their marriage (Tan 164).

She gives all the deets on what Mayella has been doing, both the good and the bad. Lee uses other characters, like the Finches, to compare and contrast the norm for most families living in Maycomb, and the Ewells. She also uses the scenery around the Ewell's home to make the readers understand that Mayella and her siblings are not only abused, ignored, ignorant, and dirty, but that the town itself treats them differently because of how they were raised. Lee paints a picture of a pitiful girl who pours her frustrations and attentions into her actions, no matter how they might affect those around

“We become what we are only by the radical and profound rejection of what others have said about us,” ( Sarte 894). One Friday morning Nancy Lee gained a new passion to fight injustice. We all have hurtles we have to jump over to achieve our American dream, Nancy has to face injustice based on the color of her skin. She is treated like every one else by her classmates and teachers, then bam, she is reminded that her skin is darker than her light skinned classmates. Our culture is very important to our identities and as we go through our lives we reflect on our experiences and what we have been taught.

Symbolism and authors style and its effect on the plot In literature, authors will often utilize symbolism in order to develop characters and plot. In The Bluest Eye, the author, Toni Morrison portrays an African American girl named Pecola, who is stricken with longing for a better life. As she muddles through her difficult childhood, her once innocent interpretation of race and beauty are deformed by the beauty standards that dominated the mid-20th century society. She believes that beauty is dependent upon love, and her self-image, in particular, her eyes, plays a big role in the novel. She consistently attributes her struggles and failures to her lack of blue eyes, and believes that by having blue eyes, her struggle will go away.

The issue presented in this selection shows that Gaby Rodriguez is sick and tired of being expected that she will be a mother just like her mother and her older siblings. She was in honor classes and wanted to be the first of her family to go to college, everyone expected her to drop out of high school and not gradate unlike some Latina’s who would oppose the statistics by just doing well in school. She decided to fake her own pregnancy to get reactions and understand the stereotypes and what pregnant teens have to face. 2. Based on the information presented in this selection, do you feel this is an accurate account of the issue?

In “Learning in the Shadow of Race and Class”, Bell Hooks describes her feeling that relate to race , class , and education . The article shows us that race and class are two of the leading factors to perdition between humans. Bell describes the hard times that she faced in her life . In the beginning of the article , Bell talks about the relationship between desire and shame . Because her parents could not afford her desires they told her that she did not need them and shamed her into not wanting them.

She was bullied by people I knew, by my best friends. And instead of stopping them, I joined them.” (Davis 212). Katherine explained why she got involved, and went on to say that she was not strong enough to say no. Gaining enough strength, she managed to tell the truth, “I don’t deserve to represent the state of Washington at a pageant or anywhere else… this will be my final pageant…

“Cinderella, Inc.” by Sue and Allen Gallehugh has a great relation with the 21st Century America society. It is common today’s days that people, in especial the younger one are not opened to new opportunities or to know others more deeply. Cinderella judged her new stepmother and stepsisters even before to take the time and see if they were good persons and may be just judge them by the stereotype that all stepmothers are bad and cruel. At the same time, she tried to play the role of a victim which made her fall in depression and made severe her situation by eating too much and seating in a corner to cry out how unfortunate she was. Sadly, that is a reality in our society and everyone should be aware of it, and try to help those people that

In many instances, Pilar’s voice serves to question the clarity of the lens with which we see the world. Beginning as a child, Pilar seeks to discover a truth that goes beyond the superficial. She broaches the subject of image in the context of advertisements, saying, “I read somewhere that the woman who posed for it was three months pregnant at the time and that it was shaving cream, not whipped cream, she was suggestively dipping into her mouth” (197). Through the irony of this event, Garcia brings to light the fiction of image, and the way the realities we accept at face value, are often only shadows of what truly exists. The fiction of image, and of memory is something that Celia ponders as well.