PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL
This study explores the stereotype threats portrayed in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, focusing on how racial identity and societal norms shape the lived experiences of Black characters. This study projects three main issues, namely (1) Exploring the historical background of the novel, (2) Identify...
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| description | This study explores the stereotype threats portrayed in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, focusing on how racial identity and societal norms shape the lived experiences of Black characters. This study projects three main issues, namely (1) Exploring the historical background of the novel, (2) Identifying Toni Morrison’s protests against negative stereotypes, and (3) Deciphering the author's concerns about stereotype threats. This study applied qualitative data to document analysis from The Bluest Eye Novel and used a note-taking techniques. The study showed that Morrison depicted the black family conflicts emerged as a result of a lack of welfare, social discrimination, and cultural discord from his novel. She appeared in some protests against the negative stereotypes, 1) Fighting for women’s existence by calling for the right to freedom and legal protection; 2) Raising the role of the black family; 3) Claiming that black has its beauty; 4) Opposing the white-racial doctrine of educational literacy. In realistic threats, Morrison criticized life inequality, moral damage, and lack of legal protection. Meanwhile, in symbolic threats, Morrison deflected the white beauty standards and opposed literacy books that raised racial differences. Thus, Morrison explored the racial conflict by showing her empathic protest.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4151d79ddfa4c6187e8177a5bee9ef22025-08-20T04:02:45ZengUniversitas Duta Bangsa SurakartaFrasa2807-81952025-07-016210.47701/a2v21t15PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVELAhmad Imam MuzaqiThis study explores the stereotype threats portrayed in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, focusing on how racial identity and societal norms shape the lived experiences of Black characters. This study projects three main issues, namely (1) Exploring the historical background of the novel, (2) Identifying Toni Morrison’s protests against negative stereotypes, and (3) Deciphering the author's concerns about stereotype threats. This study applied qualitative data to document analysis from The Bluest Eye Novel and used a note-taking techniques. The study showed that Morrison depicted the black family conflicts emerged as a result of a lack of welfare, social discrimination, and cultural discord from his novel. She appeared in some protests against the negative stereotypes, 1) Fighting for women’s existence by calling for the right to freedom and legal protection; 2) Raising the role of the black family; 3) Claiming that black has its beauty; 4) Opposing the white-racial doctrine of educational literacy. In realistic threats, Morrison criticized life inequality, moral damage, and lack of legal protection. Meanwhile, in symbolic threats, Morrison deflected the white beauty standards and opposed literacy books that raised racial differences. Thus, Morrison explored the racial conflict by showing her empathic protest. https://ojs.udb.ac.id/FRASA/article/view/4854Black FamilyStereotype ThreatsRealistic and Symbolic Treats |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Imam Muzaqi PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL Frasa Black Family Stereotype Threats Realistic and Symbolic Treats |
| title | PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL |
| title_full | PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL |
| title_fullStr | PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL |
| title_full_unstemmed | PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL |
| title_short | PROTEST AGAINST STEREOTYPE THREATS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL |
| title_sort | protest against stereotype threats reflected in toni morrison s the bluest eye novel |
| topic | Black Family Stereotype Threats Realistic and Symbolic Treats |
| url | https://ojs.udb.ac.id/FRASA/article/view/4854 |
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