In the book the Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison redefines American History and the place of Afro-American culture within it. She reveals the microcosm of that of Afro-American cultures, to the Macrocosm of all that of societies cultures. She reveals the definition of beauty and the societal prejudices that are prevalent today. It is evident throughout the book that beauty is one of the major themes that is prevalent. Morrison is revealing what stereotypic look society …showed first 75 words of 415 total…

…showed last 75 words of 415 total…physical abuse that is present in their lives. The Macteer family on the other hand, are a more functional family that work hard and care for each other. Now, what is a typical Afro-American family like? Morrison does this to prove that there is no only black way of living separate from that of white people. She is trying to prove that there are white families that are dysfunctional and functional just as of blacks.