Winter (The Bluest Eye)
Title
Winter (The Bluest Eye)
Subject
Season
Description
Winter: The coldest season of the year. The season between Autumn and Spring.
Winter is represented by the 4th and 5th chapter of The Bluest Eye. Winter is commonly associated with coldness, barrenness, and death or lack of life. This is the only section of the novel in which the season emphasizes the plot of the story, rather than contrast it.
Within these chapters, we see the introduction of Maureen Peal as well as Pecola's abuse and punishment at the hands of Geraldine and Junior. Maureen Peal contrasts with the lives of Pecola, Claudia, and Frieda. While she is beautiful and loved by society, their lives lack acceptance making them empty and barren of hope. Pecola's situation with Junior and Geraldine plays into this as well as representing the harshness that winter brings with it.
Winter is represented by the 4th and 5th chapter of The Bluest Eye. Winter is commonly associated with coldness, barrenness, and death or lack of life. This is the only section of the novel in which the season emphasizes the plot of the story, rather than contrast it.
Within these chapters, we see the introduction of Maureen Peal as well as Pecola's abuse and punishment at the hands of Geraldine and Junior. Maureen Peal contrasts with the lives of Pecola, Claudia, and Frieda. While she is beautiful and loved by society, their lives lack acceptance making them empty and barren of hope. Pecola's situation with Junior and Geraldine plays into this as well as representing the harshness that winter brings with it.
Creator
Nature
Source
The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
Contributor
Collected by: Keegan Struble
Type
Novel
Files
Citation
Nature, “Winter (The Bluest Eye),” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed April 28, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/326.