Toni Morrison Its about the How

           Throughout the entire book, The Bluest Eye there are many moments that discuss what true beauty is and how it is misinterpreted through racism and peer pressure. Although Morrison reveals characters back stories to create sympathy for these, I personally feel the way she formats the entire story is the real essence of “how”(2^nd Prologue Morrison) ignoring the “why” (Morrison) The whole reason that Morrison is writing this is not to say how messy society has become, but how the way society has become this way. She doesn’t just want people to know that Cholly is a messed up parent, Morrison wants the reader to discover the roots of these problems, and see what they have grown into. The development of these characters reveals more about the plot and the environment that any other point of view would not accomplish. If Morrison were to leave out this unique style of character development, than we would no longer see the entire truth of the tyranny that occurs through racism. Also the world that the author creates is also improved by this writing style to reveal more of the history that has occurred. By following Morrison, the reader discovers more than the authors view point, but the oppressed societies as well.