The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Bonita Unified school board takes up proposed ban on ‘The Bluest Eye’
The Bonita Unified school board is expected to discuss the fate of the 1970 novel “The Bluest Eye” at its meeting Wednesday, June 28. For update, see: Bonita Unified school board keeps ‘The Bluest Eye ...
Bonita Unified school board takes up proposed ban on ‘The Bluest Eye’
The Bluest Eye is also a testimony to the cruelty of the American Myth that assigns blame to those unlucky or unworthy enough to be born not “swaddled in comfort and care”. The hubris of assigning ...
The Daily Californian: ‘The Bluest Eye’ is a deeply impactful audio experience
Content warning: sexual violence“The Bluest Eye,” commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company, is an audio drama adaptation of Toni Morrison’s 1970 novel of the same name. Adapted for the stage by Lydia R.
The Cheat Sheet: Why Toni Morrison’s Novel, ‘The Bluest Eye,’ Was Banned From Classrooms
THE BLUEST EYE is Nobel and Pulitzer Prize–winner Toni Morrison’s first novel, written in 1970 and adapted for the stage by playwright Lydia Diamond in 2005. Centering on young Pecola Breedlove, whose ...
Bluest is the superlative form of the adjective blue, which describes the color of the sky or sea on a clear day. It signifies the highest degree of blue, often used to convey vividness or intensity.