Wallace Thurman’s The Blacker the Berry and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye . Beauty standards and their influence on the main characters’ lives
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Wallace Thurman’s The Blacker the Berry and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye . Beauty standards and their influence on the main characters’ livesAuthor (s)
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Ortells Montón, Elena; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2019-06-11Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
White beauty standards have influenced American society and contributed to the
development of racism, colorism and even, sexism. African American women have been
disfavored due to their blackness, either among the ... [+]
White beauty standards have influenced American society and contributed to the
development of racism, colorism and even, sexism. African American women have been
disfavored due to their blackness, either among the white society or the black one. Moreover,
the fact of being a woman aggravated their situation. What is even more surprising is that
these beauty standards have been internalised even by the oppressed black women, whose
obsession with their aspect increased, as well as, the desire to change it at any price, by
adopting these ideals. These beauty standards worship Western physical features such as light
skin, blue eyes, straight hair, etc. For this reason, writers such as Wallace Thurman or Toni
Morrison decided to write fiction based on the African Americans’ real issues, trying to raise
awareness on the impact these standards have on the black community, especially on black
women. Thus, the aim of this paper was to analyse the impact of these ideals on the main
characters of two books, The Blacker the Berry and The Bluest Eye and, compare their
similarities and differences. These books, written by the two authors aforementioned in
different periods of the 20th century, indicate that the situation has remained unaltered over
time. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2018/2019
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