2/22: Using the following video, compare how Malcolm (in the video) and Geraldine (from The Bluest Eye) view "acting white." What effect (positive or negative) does "acting" outside your race/ethnicity have on your identity?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg5OJs-Ahdo&feature=related
2/23: Did Cholly's reaction to Pauline's pregnancy surprise you? Why or why not? What does this say about Cholly as a man?
2/24: Which character in The Bluest Eye do you find most empathetic? If you don't relate to any of the characters, who do you find most pitiful?
* Empathy: the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another. Being able to put yourself "in someone else's shoes."
2/25: Soaphead Church is the most educated character in the novel, yet he still hates his race (as we see in his family's preference for "marrying up" to lighten their skin tone). What do you think Morrison is trying to say about the value of education and developing racial identity through this character?
2/26: What was your reaction to the novel's ending? Did it surprise you? Why? What do you think happens to Claudia afterward?
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