Themes

Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.

Your Task:

1. Choose a theme addressed in The Bluest Eye.
2. Find a quote in the novel that demonstrates the theme you chose.
3. Write your own unique 4-6 page story addressing your theme choice.

Potential Themes:

Race
Appearances
Standard of Beauty
Seeing vs. Being Seen
Love
Innocence
Society and Class
Jealousy
Women and Femininity
Nature
Economic Discrimination
Psychological Stereotyping

(and the list goes on...)