The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye, the unforgettable first novel by Toni Morrison, immerses the reader in the tragic lives of a poor black family living in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Every night Pecola, prays that God will give her blue eyes like those of her privileged white classmates. She reasons that blue eyes will make her beautiful and that society will treat her differently. Intimate, expansive and unsparing in its honesty, The Bluest Eye shows how the past savagely defines the present. This excellent novel is a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, while asking powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that characterise Morrison’s writing.

Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback & Audio CD

Paperback: 172 Pages

Language: English