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hello everyone today i'm going to talk about the blue eyes by tony morrison tony morrison

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was a novelist known for her powerful work about the african-american identity and experiences

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she won a nobel prize in 1983 and her writing is often exploring the themes race gender and beauty

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the blue eyes tells a story about a young african girl named pecola britlock who lives in 1940 ohio

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she thinks that if she has blue eyes she will be more beautiful and people will love her more

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The novel explores her life and struggles and the racisms on her and around her.

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Pecola is the main character. She is sensitive, quiet, and deeply hurt about the world around her.

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There are two very important characters who are Claudia and Fieda. They are very strong

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and protective. Other characters like Jolly, Pecola's father, and Mrs. Breedlove, Pecola's mother,

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show how trauma can be passed through generations. When I was reading the book it made me feel anger,

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sadness and compassion. It made me think about how society defines beauty and how it can affect

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someone. The main topics in the book are racism, beauty standards, abuse and identity. It shows

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how can a person's life could be destroyed from a young age. What I liked the most was the poetic

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and the powerful writing. Morrison's language is beautiful even when she's writing about something

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very painful. The novel's structure is very interesting with different points of view

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and time jumps. The quote that stayed with me was, it had occurred to Pegela some time ago that if

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her eyes, those eyes that held the pictures and knew the sights, if those eyes of hers were different,

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that is to say beautiful, she herself would be different. This book is deeply emotional and

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important. I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand how racism and society pressure

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can affect people, especially young girls. My rating is for a star because it's not something

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i usually read but i highly recommend it thanks for watching