TheBluestEye: CulturalMutilationandPecola
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invariably someone who has a bluer eye than another person. Society creates an atmosphere in which people compete to be the best. However the creation of the consumer culture fosters an environment in which someone has to be categorized as the worst. The scale of judgment has been modified to white standards, therefore forcing African Americans to be judged inadequate. However, African Americans will never be white, just as Pecola will never obtain blue eyes.
invariably someone who has a bluer eye than another person. Society creates an atmosphere in which people compete to be the best. However the creation of the consumer culture fosters an environment in which someone has to be categorized as the worst. The scale of judgment has been modified to white standards, therefore forcing African Americans to be judged inadequate. However, African Americans will never be white, just as Pecola will never obtain blue eyes.