Fiction
The Bluest Eye
About this book
In 1940s Ohio, Pecola Breedlove believes that having blue eyes would change how others see her. Through Pecola, the sisters Claudia and Frieda, and members of the Breedlove family, Morrison shows how ideals of beauty enter children’s lives. The novel gives close attention to the adults and institutions that fail to protect Pecola.
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- ISBN-13
- 9780452273054
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition date
- 1994
- First published
- 1970