The Confusion of Growth

The confusion of growth of black women is vividly depicted in Toni Morrison's leading novel The Bluest Eye, in which the confusion and desire for recognition is deeply analysed under the racial and gender discrimination in American society. Focusing on exploring the influence of the dominant culture and racism together with the rejection from the African American themselves, the paper describes Pecola's characters and life experiences, and probes into hardships when black women are making every effort to pursue their self-identity and recognition, and intensifies Morrison's enduring concern and artistic creation.