Natural Imagery in The Bluest Eye
Abstract
In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison, an African American female writer, uses a host of natural images and motifs to create characters and reveal the theme. This study explores the symbolization of natural imagery and its functions to demonstrate its malevolent force and ironic artistic effect. The post-colonial theory is adopted to discuss black identity. The analysis may shed some light on the understanding of racial discrimination of whites against blacks as well as the spiritual distortion of the blacks.References
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[7] Wu Yingying: “Morrison’s Bluest Eyes from the perspective of postcolononial criticism,†Time Education, 2015 (011), 1page
[12] Liang Zhijian: “The Symbolism of Natural Imagery in The Bluest Eyes†Journal of Hubei College of Education, 2007 (1), 3 rd page
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