Use of Comparative Description in Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye Essay

Use of Comparative Description in The Bluest Eye Upon edition The Bluest Eye a second time, I noticed something about the nature of Morrisons prose. The term that I have heard to describe the book most a great deal is beautiful. The first chapters strike me as both incredibly realistic, and unbelievably beautiful. The fact that Morrison can give a scene where Claudia is actually throwing up on herself a rosy colored, nostalgic tint, and still manage to convey a sense of realism is a testament to Morrisons skill with words. The language certainly is beautiful, a illuminate of sensual prose, almost bordering on poetry. I also believe that the style of Morrisons descriptions is a key to understanding the major underlying theme of the novel, which is the association of rac...