Question

What does Morrison critique through Pecola's obsession with beauty?

• A. Cultural ignorance
• B. Educational failure
• C. The destructiveness of white beauty standards
• D. Religious intolerance

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The destructiveness of white beauty standards

Morrison exposes how Eurocentric ideals of beauty destroy self-worth in Black girls like Pecola, making them believe they are ugly and unworthy of love unless they resemble white media images.