the bluest eye

Reasons

Pages 147-149 beginning with "There stood…" ending with "…yelps of recognition."


In The Bluest Eye, Morrison uses many samples to show how everything endures change in some way, whether it's the seasons passing, coming of age, or the characters shifting personalities. Cholly represents changing from a man who is happy, to a man with evil intentions who doesn't comprehend the importance of being a father. Guilty is the hand that commits the crime, but is the reason for the crime because of past wrong inflictions upon the person who committed it? Cholly's past history helps the reader to understand his treatment of Pecola. By tracing his upbringing, we can scrutinize his mental anatomy.
In Cholly's meager beginnings, he has faced hardships that are abnormal for most young men. Never truly having a father figure himself, Cholly learns only from the negative experiences in his life. Perhaps the harshest altercation comes from his first sexual experi...