Being Homeless at Home: The Role of the Society and Family in the Growth and Development of the child in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
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The focus of this research is the family influences on children in the way they think about themselves as adults. This effect shapes children’s personalities and as a result influences their identities. In Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye the Society and Pecola’s family seem to tell her that beauty brings love and since she is ugly she remains unloved and unworthy. The research answers questions like, what are the effects of the society on the psychology of a child. What are the effects of the family, what breakdowns occur in the children’s lives when they live in a loveless family? What are the effects of being homeless in your own home and among your own family and people?
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