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what are the major themes in the bluest eye by Toni Morrison

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The main theme in The Bluest Eye by Morrison, is that of beauty and the definition of what it means to be beautiful. Pecola's entire focus is on being like the iconic pictures of movie stars that she sees surrounding her. And they all have blue eyes and blonde hair. Pecola's obsession with this becomes the catalyst for the entire novel. More themes can be found here:

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