The Bluest Eye
Beginning of paper
Misdirection of Anger "Anger is better [than shame]. There is a sense of
being in anger. A reality of presence. An awareness of worth."(50) This is how
many of the blacks in Toni Morrison's felt. They faked love when
they felt powerless to hate, and destroyed what love they did have with anger ....
Middle of paper
.... the course of
the novel, this anger destroys her from the inside. When Geraldine yells at her
to get out of her house, Pecola's eyes were fixed on the "pretty" lady and her
"pretty" house. Pecola does not stand up to Maureen Peal when she made fun of
her for seeing her dad naked but instead lets Freida and Claudia fight for her.
Instead of getting mad at Mr. Yacobowski for looking down on her, she directed
her anger toward the dandelions that she once thought were beautiful. The
dandeli ....
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Word count: 1403
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
