A New Historicist Study of the Bluest Eye

Abstract: This paper analyzes Toni Morrison’s debut novel The Bluest Eye with the theory of New Historicism. From the perspective of “text history”, the novel reproduces the plight of African Americans and participates in the reconstruction of history. From the perspective of “historical textuality”, the novel deconstructs the official discourse, and shows the unique black culture to regain the voice of black people in the state of aphasia. The politically-oriented new historicism opens a fresh viewpoint to understand American society. Keywords: The Bluest Eye; New Historicism; historicity of text; textuality of history. Title: A New Historicist Study of the Bluest Eye Author: Changli Li International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Vol. 10, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022 Page No: 445-448 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 21-November-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7341679 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/a-new-historicist-study-of-the-bluest-eyeInternational Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online), Research Publish Journals, Website: www.researchpublish.co