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A 5 page analysis of two essays on Toni Morrison's novel 'The Bluest Eye'—'Reconnecting fragments: Afro-American folk tradition in The Bluest Eye' by Trudier Harris posits that this novel is not only the story of destructive effects of inter-and intra-racial prejudice on young black girls , but is also a story of Afro-American folk culture in process. Susan Willis, likewise,--in her essay, 'I shop therefore I am: is there a place for Afro-American culture in commodity culture?'--addresses Afro-American culture, but she does so from a standpoint that examines its relationship to the overall commodity culture of mainstream white society. No additional sources cited.
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Trudier Harris posits that this novel is not only the story of destructive effects of inter-and intra-racial prejudice on young black girls , but is also a story of Afro-American
folk culture in process (68). Susan Willis, likewise,--in her essay, "I shop therefore I am: is there a place for Afro-American culture in commodity culture?"--addresses Afro-American culture, but she does
so from a standpoint that examines its relationship to the overall commodity culture of mainstream white society. Both of these authors use Morrisons novel a springboard toward a fuller
exploration of Afro-American culture, its meaning and value, and they both arrive at conclusions that state the value of Afro-American culture as both sustaining and life-affirming with the lives of
African Americans. However, they do in very different ways. Harriss essay remains closer to Morrisons work then Willis does, drawing the evidence for her conclusions directly from The Bluest Eye.
Willis, on the other hand, merely uses Morrisons novel as a springboard for a much wider look at the position of Afro-American culture in relation to the commodity culture
that has increasingly tended to engulf it in recent years.. In this wider context, Willis draws her evidence not only from Bluest Eye, but also from other novels from
Morrison, as well as the wider context of mainstream culture, as she examines how African American celebrities such as Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson fit into the overall historical context
of black participation in the mainstream commodity culture. Harris examines how the "vibrancy" of black folk culture served to cement the bonds of black community?how from "folks wisdom to the
blues, from folk speech to myths and other beliefs, Loraine, Ohio (shared) with historical black communities patterns of survival and coping (68). It is precisely because Pauline Breedlove
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