Racial Terms in "The Bluest Eye"

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This paper briefly examines how the terms 'nigger' and 'colored' are used in Morrison's novel. It discusses whether these are used as terms of hate or simple ignorance.

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"The "New Lexicon Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English Language" defines "colored" as belonging to some race other than white and "nigger" as an "offensive term of contempt-- a Negro." After reading The Bluest Eyes, I think that both of these definitions are lacking. Toni Morrison used "colored" to refer to a civilized black person, and "nigger" to refer to a worthless black person."

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