Question

Where is The Bluest Eye set?

• A. Chicago, Illinois
• B. Lorain, Ohio
• C. New York City
• D. Atlanta, Georgia

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Lorain, Ohio

• The Bluest Eye is the first novel written by American author Toni Morrison and published in 1970.

• It takes place in Lorain, Ohio, and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression.

• She is consistently regarded as "ugly" due to her mannerisms and dark skin

• The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision.

• Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove.

• Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America.

• In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom. Pecola's life does change—in painful, devastating ways.

• With its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment.

• The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrison's most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.