The Bluest Eye
Write a 2-3 page typed, double-spaced essay in response to the prompts below. Turnitin.com will be turned on for this assignment and the rubrics are below.
As we have noticed, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye is a novel about childhood—this is
signaled to us by the Dick and Jane story on the first page.
Essay Prompt: If childhood is a topic of Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, what is the novel’s theme about the topic of childhood? Remember that a theme is the author’s message about a given
topic. Your analysis must be supported with quotes from the text. Show me that you’ve read.
Furthermore, how could you compare/contrast what the novel says about childhood to your
own experience of childhood during Covid-19?
Note that this is a two-pronged prompt—it requires both analytic and reflective writing.
About half of the essay should be about the novel and half of the essay should be about
yourself and your own experiences.
Use 2-3 quotes per paragraph and have a clear thesis
Use MLA citations (Author last name, page number)
Rubric:
1. All requirements fulfilled.
2. Quality of thesis.
3. Quality of analysis of TBE.
4. Quality of TS.
5. Quality of self-reflection (Applies to prompt 2).
6. Organization.
7. SWE.
8. Essay demonstrates that student has read the text.
