The Confusion of Growth

A Cultural Interpretation of Pecola’s Love for the Bluest Eye

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210407.202How to use a DOI?

Keywords

confusion of growth, gender discrimination, recognition, self-identity

Abstract

The confusion of growth of black women is vividly depicted in Toni Morrison’s leading novel The Bluest Eye, in which the confusion and desire for recognition is deeply analysed under the racial and gender discrimination in American society. Focusing on exploring the influence of the dominant culture and racism together with the rejection from the African American themselves, the paper describes Pecola’s characters and life experiences, and probes into hardships when black women are making every effort to pursue their self-identity and recognition, and intensifies Morrison’s enduring concern and artistic creation.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lei Zhang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/08
TI  - The Confusion of Growth
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 6th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1071
EP  - 1074
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210407.202
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210407.202
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