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THE BLUEST EYE

THE BLUEST EYE. Retrieved 19 May 2010 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/timvdl/3234263662/. Berk Arıcı. Burak Buyruk. OUTLINE. Thesis Statement , Black Feminism Black Feminist Organizations The theft of innocence Characters ( Pecola , Cholly ) Political and cultural commentary

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THE BLUEST EYE

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  1. THE BLUEST EYE Retrieved 19 May 2010 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/timvdl/3234263662/ Berk Arıcı Burak Buyruk

  2. OUTLINE Thesis Statement, BlackFeminism Black Feminist Organizations Thetheft of innocence Characters (Pecola, Cholly) Political and cultural commentary Questions References

  3. THESIS STATEMENT Blackfeminismemergedduringthe 1960’s tohighlightblackwomen’sdifficultiessuch as sexism, classoppressionandracism. Retrieved 19 May 2010 from: http://racism-is-ignorism.leegaylord.com/end_racism_thru_unity.jpg Retrieved 19 May 2010 from: http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/sexism.jpg

  4. BLACK FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS • The NBFO (NationalBlack Feminist Organization) • 1973 • racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, lesbophobia • 1977 • CombaheeRiverCollective • troublemaker

  5. Thetheft of innocence pecola cholly Retrieved 19 May 2010 from: http://thumb2.visualizeus.com/thumbs/08/07/05/alone,b,w,black,,,white,black,and,white,black,white,bw,cry,crying,girl,sad-a59ce7a986f348494dcc1a03a75dfb0a_m.jpg Retrieved 19 May 2010 from http://www.laprogressive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sad-man.gif

  6. pecola positive negative Friendslove her McTeerstakecare of her Rapedby her father Paulineignore her Her obsessionforblueeyes

  7. Cholly negative positive Raisedby his aunt Emotional, his girlfriend Vulnerable, hunters Search his father Abandonedby his parents Angry, girlfriend Violent, Pecola Fatherignoredhim

  8. Politicalandcultural commentary Hugegapbetweenthelivingstandarts of blackandwhite Differentbehaviorsagainstblackandwhite In South slaverywasstill popular, in North industrywasdeveloped, morejobopportunitieswereavailable.

  9. Questions ?

  10. references • http://www.buffalostate.edu/orgs/rspms/combahee.html • http://circuitous.org/scraps/combahee.html • http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/national-black-feminist-organization-1973-1976 • http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/fem/wallace.html

  11. Thanks for your patience

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