RACIAL TRAUMA AND SELF-DESTRUCTION: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE BLUEST EYE

Jyoti Dnyaneshwar Walunj; Sachin Gadekar

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i7SE.2024.5832

RACIAL TRAUMA AND SELF-DESTRUCTION: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE BLUEST EYE

Authors

Jyoti Dnyaneshwar Walunj Ph.D. Research Scholar, School of Liberal Arts, Dr.Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune.
Dr. Sachin Gadekar Assistant Professor, School of Health Science and Technology, Dr.Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune.

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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i7SE.2024.5832

Keywords:

Racial Trauma, Self-Destruction, Psychological Consequences, Discrimination, The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison, Internalized Racism, Oppression

Abstract [English]

This paper explores the psychological consequences of racial discrimination in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (1970), with a focus on racial trauma and self-destruction. This study explores how systemic oppression and internalised racism result in catastrophic mental and emotional collapse through an examination of important people, especially Pecola Breedlove. This paper uses literary and psychological frameworks to show how Morrison challenges systematic racism and how it affects African Americans' self-perception and mental health.

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2024-07-31

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Walunj, J. D., & Gadekar, S. (2024). RACIAL TRAUMA AND SELF-DESTRUCTION: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE BLUEST EYE. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 5(7SE), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i7SE.2024.5832

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