How does Morrison Think about blame in relation to incest destructive behaviors in the black communities .

Heller, Dana A. “Anatomies of Rape.” American Literary History 16.2 (2004): 329-49. Web.

Meili’s description of personal memory of rape has remained unchanged a  blank ,popular memory of the Central Park Jogger rape case has changed and evolved to become part of our cultural mythology of sexual trauma and healing. Sexual violence as become a dominant force in black society and as Morrison  shares with readers the impact of incest between black young girls exploring poor within people of color she has proven that incest only comes in the class of racial differences reinforcing and justifying white supremacy.

Gross, Meir. “INCESTUOUS RAPE: A Cause for Hysterical Seizures in Four Adolescent Girls.” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 49.4 (1979): 704-08. Web.

Meir Gross uses the connection between daughter-father relationships and the use of  drugs and alcoholic to engage in sexual misconducts as it relates to the abuse and trauma to one’s  own child .The need to mentally remove the act of incestouos rape is place to the forefront , as mothers blame themselves which leads to a stage of depression and anxiety as it relates to incentuous behaviors .Morrison is one black author one can say who as treated the topic of incest with much caution .

PIPES, CANDICE. “Failed Mothers and the Black Girl-Child Victim of Incestuous Rape in The Bluest Eye and Push.” Toni Morrison on Mothers and Motherhood, edited by Lee Baxter and Martha Satz, Demeter Press, Bradford, ON, 2017, pp. 183–200. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1rfzz5n.14.

Maya Angelou exaggerates on the impact incest rape amongst black girls and the challenges they face within the black communities. She expand on the fact that being a victim of rape it’s sympathetic as the safety of these young black women are no longer secure .Like Morrison Angelou revisits the notion of black girls the seductive daughter, to expose the brutality of child sexual abuse and the horrific reality of the black girl-child’s body in pain.

Morrow, K. Brent, and Gwendolyn T. Sorell. “Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents.” Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 51, no. 3, 1989, pp. 677–686. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/352167.

Marrow Bent through this analysis states that incestious behaviors may mark in as duration of severity whereas the abusers develop self blame and mothers or overlooked while the disruption of their family is at shame.Morrison’s book paints a  a unaccountable depression as black during the time pre war depression period deals with racism and sexual behaviors which the story gives a glimpse of such reality .

Roye, Susmita. “TONI MORRISON’S DISRUPTED GIRLS AND THEIR DISTURBED GIRLHOODS: ‘The Bluest Eye’ and ‘A Mercy.’” Callaloo, vol. 35, no. 1, 2012, pp. 212–227., www.jstor.org/stable/41412505.

Susmita  Roye like Morrison emphasis on the attention and the need to be more sympathetic and racist disorders sharing the lights on these youngs girls missing out on their girlhood and struggling for their survival while Pecola was victimized and abuse by her father she faces a traumatic discomfort while being pregnant as she is castigated and in her own  unhappiness .

Vickory, Laurie. “Telling Incest: Narratives of Dangerous Remembering from Stein to Sapphire (review).” MFS Modern Fiction Studies 49.4 (2003): 878-80. Web.

This article focuses on powers of language as it relates to various incest from the late 19th century with the underline story from “ Telling Incest “.Sielke argues the culture of telling Invites us to rethink father-daughter incest as a sequence of narrative transaction as trauma invites us to rethink women’s narratives as mirrors of nature.This relates to my argument as the article shifts not just from the point of incest but also the literal understanding of child molestation and family incest.

How does Morrison Think about blame in relation to incest destructive behaviors in the black communities .

Heller, Dana A. “Anatomies of Rape.” American Literary History 16.2 (2004): 329-49. Web.

I found this source on Hunter one search I typed in “ incest behaviors in black communities “ the search showed two results and from there I choose this one after reading a few lines it seem to make sense to what my topic is about .

2014. Brooks Bouson. ““‘Quiet as It’s Kept’: Shame and Trauma in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”.” Contemporary Literary Criticism, edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau, vol. 363, Gale, 2014. Literature Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/apps/doc/H1100118095/GLS?u=cuny_hunter&sid=GLS&xid=79e472c2. Accessed 30 Apr. 2019.

PIPES, CANDICE. “Failed Mothers and the Black Girl-Child Victim of Incestuous Rape in The Bluest Eye and Push.” Toni Morrison on Mothers and Motherhood, edited by Lee Baxter and Martha Satz, Demeter Press, Bradford, ON, 2017, pp. 183–200. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1rfzz5n.14.

Morrow, K. Brent, and Gwendolyn T. Sorell. “Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents.” Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 51, no. 3, 1989, pp. 677–686. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/352167.

Roye, Susmita. “TONI MORRISON’S DISRUPTED GIRLS AND THEIR DISTURBED GIRLHOODS: ‘The Bluest Eye’ and ‘A Mercy.’” Callaloo, vol. 35, no. 1, 2012, pp. 212–227., www.jstor.org/stable/41412505.

Vickory, Laurie. “Telling Incest: Narratives of Dangerous Remembering from Stein to Sapphire (review).” MFS Modern Fiction Studies 49.4 (2003): 878-80. Web.

    I have found my sources through Jstor and Hunter Onesearch , with  rape/incest as apart of my research topic I have used quotes to narrow down my results .Quite a few things came up after three attempt and nothing was showing up I came across few books also , however found it somewhat challenge to view the abstract.

What position does the novel Bluest Eyes gives to Cholly for raping is daughter Pecola , how is blame demonstrated throughout the book .Of the two sexism or racism , which shows a greater sympathetic and or detrimental affect on children as it relates to being black .

Sadness In The Eyes Of Pecola .

Toni Morrison’s  Bluest Eye is that novel that of  which shows the deconstruction of black families vs white families there is a connection in which the relationship  between children and their parents is shown .Children or being oppressed and their innocence of just being a child and the cultural background in which they are from simply being black is being misunderstood  .With Morrison focusing on the local cultural problems affecting young black girls this racial democracy as been a lifelong challenge for black people as a hold and is also a worldwide threat .Toni Morrison uses the Dick and Jane novel to show the difference between family members and loved ones , the unhappiness that is felt due to one’s race  thus emphasizing on the dysfunctional relationship that is shown within the Breedlove family .Morrison points out that the lack of family involvement and support is a common factor which affects the Breedlove family.

I like the point Werrlein makes about “how Morrison contrast the images with child-characters painted as intimate extensions of long familial , socio-economic , and national histories that contradict the innocent ideal” , ( 3).In comparison with Dick and Jane which represents a perfect white family , happy and have everything they could ask for comes with a sense of pride and arrogance. Rosemary Villanucci is the Jane in the Bluest Eyes one can say is very arrogant coming from a wealthy white family with her father having to own a 1939 Buick during that year it was of the great depression and as blacks or being oppressed the Buick shows that Rosemary had economic and racial privileges .Morrison draws the attention of readers as she shows the hardship faced by black families fighting through racism , sexual abuse not just among whites in society but also between each other in the form of incest . Jane is used in Morrison’s novel to emphasis on the long lasting changes that of a innocent black child want to have the life of someone she admires . Pecola sees Jane as this picture perfect girl who is very happy and as no problem Pecola wants to be her one day .In a world where a child is being told they are not beautiful carries anger and jealousy this is shown when Claudia wanted to make red marks on Rosemary white skin because she wanted to take away her white privileges .White skin presents beauty , racial privileges and whiteness is said to have economic privileges.Claudia who was struggling to find love only felt love once during christmas time being with her grandparents singing songs that where beauty comes from being loved by your family .

On the other hand it is sad to see as Morrison’s novel goes on Cholly a father robs is daughter of peace and feeling beautiful they way he showed Pecola love , is that of is out of control rage and lust leading to rape in and act of violence as Cholly thinks he showings Pecola love by raping her .Furthermore in contrast to Dick and Jane this novel portraits a honorable man working man who gives loves to his children in a appropriate way .Cholly as destroyed is daughter life as she is forced to carry her child conceived by her alcoholic and unworthy of being a parent “father “.Pecola wanting the life of  Jane is of no resemblance as Jane is a very happy little girl while Pecola is a vulnerable black girl struggle to find beauty both within and from the society it is life and she holds on the dream like appearance of being Jane but there seem to be no happiness for Pecola.

How Self-Worth is Determined

Tony Morrison’s “Bluest Eye “ highlights yet again how society view little black girls and their family.Beauty and self worth is a concept which one gain from within.Pecola who struggles with finding  acceptance and self -worth sees herself as one of the ugliest black girl in the community .In this novel it’s arguable that Morrison as shown that black young girls in society are forced to accept that worthiness is given to only girls who look like white doll , with blue eyes, have light skin and have blond hair.According to Morrison the world is teaching little black girls about themselves in that of which it places and an image in their minds that for them to live up to expectations of society they must be this angelic picture of a perfect child wit the color of  a shirley temple .The world has done this because it has constantly place black girls as outcast due the color of their skin thus implying the racist traits and ecnomic privelges .

Furthermore Morison argues that little black girls are drawn to the ideas that society place on them they are victimized and in desperate need to find self-correction wanting acceptance and love given to little white girls with yellow haired and blue eyes. Pecola wants to be white as she believes whitness brings physical beauty and worthy of love . For example , “ Three quarts of milk .Thats what was in that ice box yesterday “(38).Pecola drinks milk because she wants to be white and feel a sense of whiteness .Black to Pecola is being ugly as blackness was taught to hr by her mother of unworthy of love , her desire of Shirley Temple is a way in which she wants to be beautiful  .

Pecola’s attempt to finding beauty and value in herself was once crushed by the clerk whom is a representation of society .For example , “ Then Pecola “ looks up at the clerk and sees the total absence of human recognition “(48).Dandelions , weeds/flowers are symbols used by society to determine beauty and elf worth . While flowers represents beauty society ses weeds/dandelions as ugly unworthy no value and that’s what the Clerk saw Pecola as less than human , this reflects how society sees Pecola .Pecola’s interaction with the white clerk dandelions are not human ,thus showing that Pecola and many other young black girls are forced to accept that they are ugly and not human , no values unworthy of love and recognition.Morrison suggest that self-esteem even in the absence of society or racial privilege is to stop believing in false things present to you acceptance is key acknowledging who you are that you are appreciated .Also the comfort of family allows little black girls to feel worthy of love even when the world say she is not.