What is morrisons purpose with the use of the dick and jane

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Question 1. Who is the speaker in the novel The Bluest Eye?

Question 2. What is the tone thus far in the novel?

Question 3. Describe the setting thus far in the novel.

Question 4. What is Morrison's purpose with the use of the Dick and Jane narrative at the beginning of the novel? What image is she trying to create here? (Consider the use of Dick and Jane as a primer to the text. The excerpts from the children's novels progress into unreadability or chaos. That is, the text breaks down. As you read the novel, keep in mind the question, what breakdowns occur in the children's lives, in the black community, and in society?)

Question 5. Why is the novel broken up according to seasons?

Question 6. How might society treat a young African-American girl differently from a European-American/Caucasian girl during the 1940s and 50s? What pressures will she face? (Consider the images of Shirley Temple and of white baby dolls that are central to the meaning of this novel. What standard of beauty do they represent? Is it a standard that black children can meet? How do Frieda and Pecola regard Shirley Temple? How does Claudia's view initially differ from theirs? What is the process whereby Claudia develops the same attitude as Frieda and Pecola? What is the attitude of adults to Shirley Temple/white baby dolls? Why do the adults have that attitude? What is the effect of their attitude on the children?) - While you don't have to answer all of these questions, try to use some of them as a frame to your own thoughts.

Question 7. What do you think are some standards of beauty are imposed on young children and teens today?

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