![]() ![]() They gain power over men through exploiting their femininity and sexuality. The prostitutes- China, Poland, and Miss Marie-offer the only exception to the rule of male oppression over women. ![]() In the same way women are oppressed by men, women turn toward those who are vulnerable and weak, directing their own forms of oppression outward. They exercise authority over their children through physical force and verbal assault, and likewise, over other women through gossip and slander. Breedlove's and Geraldine's narratives depict this innocent view being shattered as they enter into the harsh realities of marriage and the oppression they experience in their homes.Īlthough the women of The Bluest Eye experience oppression from then men in their lives, they are not completely powerless. Pecola, Frieda, and Claudia, the novel's youngest female characters, possess a limited and idealistic view of what it means to be a woman, to have sex, and to be loved by a man. The novel depicts several phases of a woman's development into womanhood. The novel's women not only suffer the horrors of racial oppression, but also the tyranny and violation brought upon them by the men in their lives. At its core, The Bluest Eye is a story about the oppression of women. ![]()
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