In the novel, "The Bluest Eye", we see again the ideal model of beauty, like we saw last semester. Last semester, we've watched the documentary "Killing Us Softly", and argued that a beautiful woman does not always have to be slim and all women do not have to have a flawless skin.
We also said that these ideas have grown in last years, comparing to 40's and 50's.
Here we see that there is always a strict rule of being beautiful. 50 years ago, a beautiful woman had to be absolutely white and now she has to be absolutely skinny. We always try to determine an absolute model. The natural beauty of a human, which is described in the last part of the novel is generally neglected. 50 years ago, girls like Pecola were going mad because of the desire of being white and now girls are dying because of slimming pills. It is very classic but I think we have to see the beauty inside as the humankind.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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You're so right, and things don't really change, they just take on new forms..
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the media could make money from selling the concept of 'inner beauty'. There must be a way..