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Where is The Bluest Eye set?

AChicago, Illinois

BLorain, Ohio

CNew York City

DAtlanta, Georgia

Answer:

B. Lorain, Ohio

Read Explanation:

  • 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.


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