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Essay / The Complexities of Evil in Morison's The Bluest Eye
The book The Bluest Eye is a true representation of what Morison, the author, thought about growing up as a black girl in a Georgia town. She wanted to be as realistic as possible, the aim of the novel is not to be a heartwarming story about how a young black girl can rise in the Georgia neighborhood where she lived. But about the difficult and confusing life of a black girl. There was no real hero and there was no goal but just a girl trying to understand the world she lives in. This book focuses on the cruel reality of Georgia's black communities. Morison's view of realistic evil is present as she tries to show Cholly Breadlove the true cause of evil. Morrison wants to show that there is no obvious evil in the world, she believes that most people are not born evil but are touched and forced into evil. When Cholly raped her daughter, the act was horrific and Morrison wants us to understand evil. the things that caused Cholly to rape Picola. But many neighbors, based on their perspective, without any real understanding of Cholly, still believe he is not entirely at fault. They think Picola may have at least contributed to the problem. An example of this can be a scene in any neighborhood conversation. “None of the Breedloves seem to be right, anyway. "This boy wanders off somewhere every minute, and the girl's still stupid... 'She bears part of the blame.' 'Oh come on. She is only about twelve years old. 'Yeah. But you never know. How come she didn't fight him?' » (189). Opinions on the neighborhood are divided, but they agree that what Cholly did was horrible. However, they are divided as to who is to blame, just as she probably never resisted. This is what Morrison is trying to display, even in what appears to be...... middle of paper ......e Bluest Eye uses many themes and combines them with what Morrison sees as a precise representation of what is developing within him. the black community was like. It touches on many controversial topics, even by today's standards, and the subject of evil is addressed in many forms in the story. This took the form of a white community as well as a black community. But what was most interesting was Cholly himself. It takes the form of being in his eyes what true evil is. He wouldn't have done what he did if he had been raised properly. This does not excuse him from the crime, but it shows the reader that it is never a clear cut problem and that when looking at the actions that occur, one must look for the why and not just the how. Morrison believes that there is a little good in every evil person and that how evil they become is not her choice, she is forced to do so..