In “The Bluest Eyes,” author Toni Morrison depicts the idea of ​​beauty and its standards among African Americans living in white American society through a narrator named Claudia. The protagonist of Morrison's novel, Pecola Breedlove, is the truest of all victims, as she is an innocent little girl born into a family that provides no support for her to endure society's racial prejudices. The little black girl Pecola has a crazy desire to have blue eyes, which shows that the white-dominated culture has almost assimilated African-American women and lost them. The Bluest Eye reveals the truth that black Americans will not be able to live with dignity if they abandon black culture under the impact of the dominant white culture in American society. In “The Bluest Eye,” Morrison depicts how white beauty standards change the lives of black women. Whiteness is superior throughout the book, from the doll Claudia received for Christmas, to the admiration of Shirley Temple's haircut, to Mary Jane on candy wrappers, to the famous white actress Jean Harlow. Pecola Breedlove's obsession with blue eyes is a way to transcend her own ugliness and become beautiful as a white woman. “Every night, without fail, she prayed for blue eyes...she would never know their beauty.” (Morrison 53) Pecola blamed his ugliness on why people in his town dislike him, as well as the love and support his family lacks. An important theme that illustrates his passivity in believing his ugliness is that of Mr. Yacobowski's candy store. Pecola entered a candy store to buy candy, but the store owner, Mr. Yacobowski, looked at her as if he could not recognize her, "because for him, there is nothing to see ". (Morrison 67) Pe...... middle of paper ...... turn their contempt toward Cholly or toward white standards but toward Pecola, the ultimate victim. Self-hatred for being black and ideals of beauty made Pecola desire beauty that does not belong to her and ultimately lost her mind. Claudia, reflecting on the past, remembers: “We all felt so healthy after riding his ugliness. His lack of expression made us believe we were eloquent. We have honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her fragility, and yawned in fantasy. of our strength” (Morrison 205). The townspeople took advantage of Pecola's standardized ugliness and self-hatred to make them more acceptable to standard beauty. You have to love who she is and see what surrounds her with your own eyes. It is up to everyone to accept themselves as they are and not get carried away by society's beauty standards..