Bluest Eye, Sonny Blues and Cathedra

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A 5 page essay that discusses abuse, racism and feminism, which are all evident features of three literary works: Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues," and Raymond Carver's "Cathedral." The characters in each of these works are, of course, very different, but the authors share a desire to explore the parameters of difference, which suggests to the reader various reasons for why the evil of racism continue to persist. Morrison and Baldwin directly dramatize the destructive effects of racism and how it can eat away at a character's sense of self, but Carver approaches this topic from a different offers a glimpse of the growth and learning that becomes possible when people open their minds. Bibliography lists 5 sources.