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BANNED: The Bluest Eye. From the Collection: The Library. The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the...
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The Bluest Eye was released in 1970 and was the start of Morrison’s writing career. Working as an editor, Morrison used her support staff to type drafts of the novel as part of their assignment. Little did they know, they were contributing to history. The novel tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola, who grows up during the y...
The novel received minimal critical attention when it was first published. The first major sign that The Bluest Eye would be a success was a positive review in The New York Times.The reviewer gave a balanced opinion on the novel, pointing out both of the book’s pros and cons as they saw fit. Overall, they found the book enjoyable, writing: The New ...
Though the reviews for The Bluest Eye were favorable in the beginning, criticism ensued quickly. Since its publication, The Bluest Eyehas landed on the American Library Association’s (ALA) list of most challenged books. According to the ALA, it was the second most challenged book of 2013 and the fourth most challenged book of 2014. Some of the reas...
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Jan 31, 2022 · January 31, 2022 4:06 PM EST. I n Florida’s Polk County, Nobel Literature Prize-winner Toni Morrison’s novels The Bluest Eye and Morrison’s Beloved were among 16 books “quarantined ...
Feb 27, 2022 · Sun 27 Feb 2022 01.00 EST. qA banned book by the Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will be available again to high school students in a district in St Louis, Missouri, after the Wentzville school...
Jan 28, 2022 · In a 4-3 vote, the Wentzville School Board voted to ban the late Toni Morrison's first published book, "The Bluest Eye," which details the experiences of a young Black girl living in the wake...
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Sep 22, 2014 · Since its publication in 1970, The Bluest Eye has been frequently challenged or banned from classrooms. The most recent challenge occurred last year, when the novel appeared on a Common Core Standards reading list for 11 th grade students in Ohio.
BANNED: The Bluest Eye. From the Collection: The Library. The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the...
