Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in.Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison’s virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing.
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托妮·莫里森(Toni Morrison)
美国著名女作家。1931年生于俄亥俄州,曾在兰登书屋担任高级编辑,后赴普林斯顿大学等校任教。代表作有《最蓝的眼睛》《所罗门之歌》《宠儿》《爵士乐》《爱》《恩惠》等,曾获普利策小说奖、美国书评家协会奖、美国国家图书奖等多项大奖。1993年,荣获诺贝尔文学奖。
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当年轻具有的脆弱性与冷漠的父母、不负责任的成年人以及一个用自己的语言、法规和形象来强化绝望的社会联系在一起,那么他们注定会走上通向毁灭的旅程。
我知道,有些严重自暴自弃的受害者最后会变得危险、暴力,会重蹈曾一次次侮辱他们的敌人之覆辙。另外一些则会抛弃自尊,融入一种能够创造自己所缺乏的强势人格的体制。然而,更多的人会跨越阻碍,继续成长。但是,也有些人会就此在沉默和无名中湮灭,连表达或承认的声音都不曾发出。他们无声无息。
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