So this is my second post and I’m still trying to get used to this. My first post didn’t provide a lot about my own opinions about the novel, The Bluest Eye. I am about half way through the novel. Although it is an easy read, the plot challenges me over and over again. The main character Pecola is a character that will stick in my mind for a while. I find this novel to be extremely depressing and because of this, it is sometimes hard to pick up the book again and again. I did some research and it was interesting to learn that this book has been attempted to be banned in some schools and libraries because of its controversial nature of its themes of racism and even child molestation. In the novel, Morrison wrote, "The damage done was total. She spent her days, walking up and down, her head jerking to the beat of a drummer so distant only she could hear. Elbows bent, hands on shoulders, she flailed her arms like a bird in an eternal, grotesquely futile effort to fly. Beating the air, a winged but grounded bird, intent on the blue void it could not reach - could not even see - but which filled the valleys of the mind." To me, these lines summarize the true tragedy of Pecola. I am really fascinated by the character Pecola. I feel so sorry for this poor innocent girl. The book is basically centered on Pecola’s tragedy and devastation. Her world is breaking as the novel continues. It is being destroyed slowly as her mind shatters. After researching some blogs on blogspot, I came across another blog that discusses this novel and I agreed with a lot the discussions. http://kevinbenham.blogspot.com/2008/01/toni-morrisons-bluest-eye.html.
In Kevin’s blog, I came across a point about Pecola’s family that I strongly agree with. Kevin says, “This is not a happy, loving family which gives support and a foundation of a healthy life to their children. And it just doesn’t end with the fact that they believed, which seems to stem from Mrs. Breedlove’s education in movies, that they are ugly.” This made me think about how the mother and father not happy with their own selves, so they take it out on each other and even the children. They even ignore the children as a result.

I thought this scene from a school play was a great visual of Pecola expressing her feelings. This gives me such a better understanding of what is really going on inside of her head. All the confusion and desperation really comes alive through this video.