The bluest eye - Toni Morrison by Lotte Van Viegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82 By: Lotte van Viegen en-us 2020-05-19 18:23:47 UTC 2020-05-21 20:01:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Book Cover lottevanviegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/583251043 The book "The bluest eye" tells the story of a young, black girl who struggles with her perception of beauty. She believes white features are beautiful and black features are not. She becomes obsessed with blue eyes, and that is why this picture would make a great cover. As flowers are usually percieved as beautiful, it perfectly conveys Pecola's feelings about blue eyes. The overall picture and color scheme are a perfect fit as well.]]> 2020-05-19 18:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/583251043 Song lottevanviegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584437381 In the song 'She used to be mine'  a woman sings about the fact that she lost who she was and how she struggles with the baby she's pregnant with as the result of an abusive relationship. I think it reflects Pecola's situation almost perfectly, and the part of the book where it fits the best is the last part called 'Summer'. In this last part the sad history of Pecola and her father is told and the rumours about the pregnancy spiral in the community. ]]> 2020-05-20 09:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584437381 A new title lottevanviegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584456305 A new title for 'The bluest eye" could be 'The Marigolds that never bloomed.". The reason this would make a great title for the story is the use of foreshadowing through Marigolds. If the Marigolds would bloom, Pecola's baby would be healthy, if they didn't the baby wouldn't survive. Because of the big role the Marigolds play, they would make a great title for the story.]]> 2020-05-20 09:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584456305 Review lottevanviegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584479840 ★★★★☆
'The bluest eye' by Toni Morrison is a very popular book, and I understand why. It's a timeless story about very pressing matters as racism and beauty standards. The fact that this book makes you question your own opinion on beauty and all that has to do with it, tells me that everyone needs to read it. The book is a great pick if you enjoy stories set in history, as it's set just after the Great Depression.  If you are a sensitive person I strongle advise against reading this book, because it's very graphic with violence and abuse. This too makes the story inappropriate for smaller children. Because of this, 4 out of 5 stars are is the rating this book deserves.
]]> 2020-05-20 09:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584479840 The bluest eye lottevanviegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584480094 Pecola Breedlove comes to stay with the McTeers after her father, Cholly, had tried to burn down their home. She becomes friends with the two sisters of the McTeer family, Claudia and Frieda. Pecola becomes obsessed with blue eyes. She believes she’s ugly and the only way she could be beautiful is by obtaining ‘white’ features. Pecola is teased and bullied by various classmates, and a boy named Luis jr. even accuses her of abusing his cat even though he did it himself. Mr. Henry is a boarder who also lives in the house of the McTeers. He gets kicked out in the spring after he tries to grope Frieda. The girls are worried Frieda is ‘ruined’ and through flashbacks the tragic history of Pauline and Cholly is revealed. The girls are worried Frieda is ‘ruined’ en decide to visit Pecola, who sits in front of the house her mother works as a maid. One day Cholly comes home drunk and rapes Percola, impregnating her. When she tells her mother she doesn’t believe her and hits her. As Pecola is obsessed with blue eyes, she visits a lying physic who tells her that she ahs to give something to a dog, and if the dog acts strange she’ll get her wish. Pecola doesn’t know that what she has to give the dog is poison. Frieda and Claudia learn of Pecola’s pregnancy and wish and pray for the baby to survive. They make offerings by burying money and planting Marigolds, believing that if they grow Pecola’s baby will survive. When Pecola’s baby dies, she moves with her mother to the edge of the town. At the end she loses her mind, obsessed with the blue eyes she wasn’t destined to have.

]]> 2020-05-20 09:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584480094 Literature lottevanviegen https://padlet.com/lottevanviegen/5mxu0twxr0290x82/wish/584480611 'The Tragical History of Dr Faustus' is a play that doesn't resemble 'The Bluest eye' in the slightest, but there are some interesting similarities. Even though the characters story is completely different, they do share some behavioral aspects. For example: Dr Faustus and Pecola both make an agreement to do something in exchange for something they want. The content of the two deals could not be more different: Dr Faustus agrees to giving his soul to the Lucifer in exchange for great magical powers and knowledge, while Pecola agrees to feeding something to a dog in exchange for blue eyes. Another difference here is that Dr Faustus actually gets his share while Pecola doesn’t.
Another example is the way both of the characters are driven insane because of this deal. Dr Faustus speaks a crazed monologue about how he is scared of hell and wants the earth to hide him. Pecola becomes so obsessed with her wish for blue eyes that she goes crazy and is seen talking to herself and looking in the mirror.
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