Autumn (The Bluest Eye)
Title
Autumn (The Bluest Eye)
Subject
Season
Description
Autumn: the third of four seasons where deciduous trees lose their leaves. The transition from summer to winter.
Autumn comprises the first three chapters of The Bluest Eye. Autumn is traditionally the time of harvest. This season is used purposely to contrast with the plot of the story. Autumn is the season in which Pecola's baby dies. So the "harvest" is a failure.
This idea of a failed harvest is also represented by the description of marigolds in the introduction of the text. "there were no marigolds in the fall of 1941... Not even the gardens fronting the lake showed marigolds that year. " The marigolds represent both the lack of harvest as well as the life of Pecola's baby.
Autumn comprises the first three chapters of The Bluest Eye. Autumn is traditionally the time of harvest. This season is used purposely to contrast with the plot of the story. Autumn is the season in which Pecola's baby dies. So the "harvest" is a failure.
This idea of a failed harvest is also represented by the description of marigolds in the introduction of the text. "there were no marigolds in the fall of 1941... Not even the gardens fronting the lake showed marigolds that year. " The marigolds represent both the lack of harvest as well as the life of Pecola's baby.
Creator
Nature
Source
The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
Contributor
Collected by: Keegan Struble
Type
Novel
Files
Citation
Nature, “Autumn (The Bluest Eye),” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed April 29, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/322.