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Consider pairing The Bluest Eye with a non-fiction text about Black history in the United States, like Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns.
Consider reading some of Morrison’s other novels, like Beloved, Song of Solomon, or Jazz.
Consider pairing The Bluest Eye with other work by Black feminist authors, like Toni Cade Bambara’s Gorilla My Love, Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, and/or Sapphire’s Push.
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Lured by the promise of a new kitten, Pecola follows him. Pecola is mystified by the size and beauty of the house, the clean furniture, the bits of decoration and evidence of care.
Feester: To worsen, especially due to lack of attention. The prejudice and treatment that Pecola receives because of her skin color is called "colorism," a sister type of discrimination that has only recently been studied and researched. In...
