Volume I Issue IV October 2021

Name of Author : Ms. Shikha Jain

Title of the paper : Black Feminism and Intertextuality in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye

Abstract: The present research focuses on how racism and patriarchy influenced the development and formation of black female identity in Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye. Morrison’s novel represent the way racial and gender stereotypes affect the quest for individual identity and selfhood establishment of the black female. Thus, the chief aim of this study is to develop a strong understanding of the different crucial aspects that influence the female character’s identity realization. The study employs Black Feminist theory to examine the black female harsh experiences in a society dominated by white supremacy and patriarchy. Accordingly, the paper is devoted to investigate the African American experience of racism and patriarchy. It is an attempt to analyse Toni Morrison’s representation of black female suffering and journey to shape their identity in the novel. African American women are victims of racism and patriarchy during and after slavery. Being silent and victimized makes their situation even worst. They are exploited, harassed, abused and subjected to violence by both white men and their black male partners. It is simply considered acceptable and inescapable. Women as a whole and black woman in particular, are accustomed to expect violence in their lives as well as to bear it. Besides that, they are double colonized black females are double ached since there is an absence of confession that an offense is committed. Hence, women have to handle the fact that pain would never be recognized. This killing silencing affects their development, their relationships, their emotions and their sense of identity.

Keywords : Black feminism, Exploited, Identity, Patriarchy, Racism and Victim.

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Page No. : 99-103