Nathan Velasco’s Reviews > The Bluest Eye > Status Update

hearing pauline’s (chollys) backstory is fascinating and tragic.
morrison seems to be building the foundation as to why pecola is the way she is, and why vanity is ultimately destructive. whether it’s through looks or status.
i see morrison projecting through pauline, specifically highlighting the idea that trying to fit in will not benefit oneself. being individualistic and chasing that dream is most important

mr henry needs to be put down….
protect these kids innocence!!!! poor frieda, poor everybody really. so sad. just a vicious cycle ig? is that what morrison is trying to say idk.
her prose and storytelling once again is phenomenal, highly entertaining, and the way the story is framed is pretty cool. i feel kind of dumb of catching on lowk late but im glad to have.
the name “maginot line” is hilarious too

asking questions and annotating heavily is the best way to read. im getting so much out of this book by it, but i think its more-so that im familiar with morrison already, and am becoming a better reader.

morrisons prose is so sick.
feel terrible for pecola. poor girl.
i feel bad for geraldine a little bit?? but she’s mean and stuck up and uptight. i think i moreso pity her.
morrison knows how to set up a scene. the way she writes is so sharp and poetic.
i see what morrison is trying to tell, but i need more story to really decipher and put together, what the true meaning of this novel is.

pt 2.
i liked the three girls pecola was with, and how it was juxtaposed later on.
i feel bad for the claudia and her sister and it opens up some past wounds for me, wanting to be beautiful and have the same privilege maurice had.
it sucks that this type of privilege exists and it is very sorrowful knowing you could do nothing to change it :(
so many great lines and descriptions by morrison, cant wait for more

was a little while ago when i last read, but now i feel the effects of the novel more than ever.
morrisons storytelling is great and hilarious, and can be deeply deciphered which is great and makes for a great time.
i really wanted to like maurice or wtv, but i still feel like the characters could’ve gotten along more. if clauida and her sister didn’t push it too much. maybe im missing the point

first off, i will probably gain far more insight to the first 30 pages of the story when it is all said and done but it was alr. however, the breedloves backstory is very interesting and i really feel for pencola :( :(. morrison is a very great writer and her prose is very solid and it is a little humorous so far. i see the vision of her story, and why she’s doing some things and it doesn’t seem to end nicely :(