100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Collection of 5 response papers about American authors and modern social issues- This American Life $8.77
Add to cart

Essay

Collection of 5 response papers about American authors and modern social issues- This American Life

 20 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • Institution

There are five short papers about several American authors from the 20th and 21st century that present food for thought. Topics of art, nature and film are mentioned in relation to literature. The books mentioned: The Bluest Eye, Bleeding Edge, This is Pleasure, I Love Dick, and Brief Interviews w...

[Show more]

Preview 2 out of 13  pages

  • February 19, 2022
  • 13
  • 2020/2021
  • Essay
  • Unknown
  • 9-10
avatar-seller
1


Collection of Response Papers – This American Life

2020-21




Julia Herni

, 2


Response Paper 1:

The Bluest Eye: A Racist Nature

On page 103 until 104, Claudia and her sister enter a neighbourhood surrounded by nature. It

is described in a positive way and as if the image of the environment is a dream. Nevertheless,

behind the façade of the houses and the environment is a racial system that is indirectly part of

Claudia’s perception and thoughts. It shows that racism is part of an inescapable natural

environment consisting of real estate, geometry, and nature. Along with these three aspects,

the colour blue is often used. Blue indicates whiteness and white Americans.

The lakefront houses have these “windows like shiny eyeglasses” (Morrison 103).

Through the eyeglasses they look at the outsider or everyone who walks and lives outside of

the house. The symbol of the eye plays a large role in The Bluest Eye. It is usually discussed

as part of a white person as in having blue eyes. ‘Shiny’ is in this context a positive adjective

and Claudia along with other black children admire beautiful, blue eyes. These lakefront

houses are most likely owned by white people. Especially when it becomes clear that behind

the house, in the “backyards” (103), and thus, behind the “shiny eyeglasses” (103), there is a

blue lake.

There is a use of vocabulary, often linked to natural objects, linked to geometry and

mathematical forms: “tree-lined streets” (103), “porch posts straighter” (103), “shrubbery

clipped into smooth cones” (103), “balls of velvet green” (103), “calculated disorder” (104),

“hiding the cunning symmetry” (104), “we circled the proud house” (104). Geometry creates

order within nature and sees the basic structures behind natural phenomena. It is the

foundation of objects. This is shown in the phrase “tree-lined” (103) in which a natural object,

the tree, is used to create or make sense of a line, a mathematical construction. Similarly,

social structures are part of the larger human population, which unfortunately also contains

(natural and unnatural) racism. Social structures, and racism, are at the foundation of human

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller JuliaRaquel76. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $8.77. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

53068 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$8.77
  • (0)
Add to cart
Added