Begin with a meditation (imagine yourself in either Pecola or Cholly's position)
- Many people have made a point that this book uses "sympathetic imagination"
- JADE-Similarly, the “sympathetic imagination” that comes with connecting with the novel prevents readers from keeping that comfortable distance with the story
- JOSE- For one, to me it is the ultimate medium for which someone can understand the thoughts and view of another person
- EMILY-As I read, I was disturbed by her ability to make these things seem more reasonable just because we were able to get a perspective of the people that did these things
How do we feel about Pecola?
CHRIS- I think that Morrison wants us to feel more than sympathy for Pecola.
"" Cholly?
KATHERINE man who commits an unspeakable crime but is eulogized in a sense as the only one who loved Pecola enough, “enough to touch her, envelop her, give something of himself to her.” (Morrison, 204)
MRS. BREEDLOVE?
Adults in the neighborhood?
NARRATOR?
Writing Changes Society?
CHRIS- The novel has that special ability to impact a reader and ultimately induce change…so why not embrace it?
HELEN-In this way, Toni Morrison’s novel touches people and in general affects society for the better.
JADE-Through our sympathetic imaginations, we can better understand the messages that Morrison wants us to take away from the story.
KATHERINE-I couldn’t read The Bluest Eye without thinking about its impact on the world and all those who read it.
REALLY? Isn't racism still around?
Maysie
Off Topic but... (Self)Racism around the globe
Asia
WRITING TO EXPRESS ONESELF (REMEDY)
ALICE-Writing is therapy.
EMILY-we can definitely see how writing can be one of the best methods of therapy
KATHERINE-In this way, writing is something which helps us to bare our own souls, air our own problems, reveal things about ourselves that even we didn’t know
PRECIOUS! (I wanted to show a scene from the movie where the teacher tells her to write to get better... but the website is down for now...)
CHRIS-The movie precious also uses sympathy and compassion so that the viewers may reevaluate the state of their society:
