The Beauty Of Life Through The Colors Of Beauty

At this time period, ideal beauty was manifested in the image of Shirely Temple: blond hair and blue eyes. The more she lived with her own black family, the more she came to resent how poor and ugly they were, thought to be because the lacked those features. As a result she searched the happiness that allegedly accompanied the Shirley Temple postulate and found it by working as a servant for a white family. Being a servant to those who fit the Shirley Temple precept made her feel as though she was a part of the “perfect life”. All this leading to the point that, yes, Pauline was happy working for the white family.

Pauline might have felt scared, unsure and frightened when she ran away from home. She would have been worried for her brothers, who is going to look after them? What will happen if her dad finds her? Can she do this? Feelings of doubt would have taken over her but she overcame this and decided to finally do something for herself.

The powerlessness of Pauline is one of the first things we see as a reader when we meet her. One of the main aspects of the powerlessness we see was that she “wasn’t much

    The character of Pauline tries so desperately to fit into society's typecast of beauty that she loses the ability to love herself for who she is as well as her ability to appreciate what she does have. For example, when Pauline is made to feel inferior by other black women, Morrison  emphasizes, "Pauline felt uncomfortable with the few black women she met. They were amused by her because she didn't straighten her hair. When she tried to make up her face as they did, it came off rather badly. Their goading glances and private snickers at her way of talking... and dressing developed in her desire for new clothes" (Morrison 118). Pauline is aggravated because of her physical appearance. She feels ugly and wants to fit in with society's women. She tries fitting into what is thought by those around her to be the  ideal characterization of beauty instead of accepting herself for whom she is. Pauline Breedlove's insecurities only deepen as a result of her attempts to look a certain way. In addition, when Morrison explains how Pauline would rather be around nice things at work than at her own

The affiliation between beauty and whiteness limits the concept of beauty only to the person’s exterior. The characters are constantly subjected to images and symbols of whiteness through movies, books, candy, magazines, baby dolls and advertisements. Another example of the images and symbols in the novel is when the black protagonist, Pecola, feasts on a ‘Mary Jane’ candy.

Pauline Breedlove, loves to watch movies because they provide an escape from her dreadful, home life. “Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another-physical beauty” (Morrison 122). This shows the mental aspect of her wanting to depart from her family issues. She witnesses her favorite actress, Jean Harlow, and how beautiful she is. This causes her to see her, as the face of beauty, so she attempts to look like her, in having the same hair style. But, she also places it on her daughter, Pecola, by the statement “Head full of pretty hair, but Lord she was ugly” (Morrison 126). This is how she describes her newborn child, as ugly, compared to her idea of beauty (Bouson

After Pauline and Cholly move to Lorain, Ohio, Pauline finds the people unkind and describes her time as 'the lonesomest time of my life." (Morrison, p. 117) She comes to rely heavily on

Pauline Breedlove's personal history is shown to have played out in extreme measures in the life of her daughter. From the early part of her life she has worn a shroud of shame. The book says that it is due primarily to her injured foot that she felt a sense of separateness and unworthiness and

Another example of the failure of adults is seen in Pauline Breedlove. Just as Geraldine focuses more on her desires than her child, so does Pauline in ways that also drift her away from her family. Mrs. Breedlove is a black woman who dreams she can somehow make her family appreciate her but after Pauline figures that she could not, she finds meaning in romantic movies and the Fisher Family - the white family she works for. The narrator tells readers, “More and more she neglected her house, her children, her man – they were like the afterthoughts one has just before sleep, the early-morning and late-evening edges of her day, the dark edges that made the daily life with the Fishers lighter, more delicate, more lovely. . .Here she found beauty, order, cleanliness, and praise” (127). Pauline Breedlove works for a family that is not her family and because the Fishers give her what she desires, she ends up neglecting her own family. Mrs. Breedlove fails to

The main character in Walker’s “The Color Purple” is Celie, a black woman who is treated very poorly by the men surrounding her. In her early years she is abused and raped by her stepfather, Alfonso, who she has two babies from. It shows already at the beginning of the novel that there is a mixture of parent – lover, parent – children roles, which can prevent Celie’s rise and also noting their similar history will be a barrier in Precious’s life as well. Throughout the novel the strong relationships she builds with the other female characters around her have the greatest impact on Celie’s life. This ‘sisterhood’ gives her the strength to liberate herself from the oppression created by men.

" The narrator states that they (except for Cholly) "wore their ugliness---although it did not belong to them." This ugliness had everything to do with the fact that they were black, especially for Mrs. Breedlove and Pecola. Mrs. Breedlove wanted to look like a movie star and Pecola wanted blue eyes, both cases were unrealistic and

What is beauty? How do we decide who is attractive and who is not? Society is full of information telling us what is beautiful, but what fact is that information based on? The topic of beauty has been studied, analyzed and controversial for centuries. We all know the feeling you can have when you hear a beautiful song that brings joy to your heart, stand in a field of flowers that excites your eyes, or admire a face that is visually pleasing. As human beings, we are all drawn to beauty, but what is it that makes something beautiful? The controversial issue that surrounds beauty is that some believe that true beauty is defined by someone’s outer appearance, while others believe it is something that is experienced through a person’s

Everyday beauty arises out of aesthetic objects in daily life. These objects fit together to create and usher harmony, pleasure, and peace to my life. Little items that carry everyday beauty are the things that should be treasured; this is not always the case in my life. Things that are present every day can become items that are overlooked and expected. Everyday beauty can, but should not, be easily disregarded. Everyday beauty needs to be appreciated and not taken for granted.

What remains the significance of color in art? Could it be the disposition and feelings it provokes to the viewer, the distinguishing factor in the meaning of a piece? Maybe color is used in the association of simply shadow work, used only in technical terms to create value and the curvature of a three dimensional illusion? Or maybe the use of color in artwork appears as simple as how one learned the use in childhood, gender identification: blue means male and pink means female. True, artists select colors to produce a certain mood or atmosphere; to create space, light, and shadow, however, in regards to the artist Cindy Sherman, color is used profoundly in gender roles and symbolism. Representation and hidden meanings found within artwork is not a new concept by far, artist have been using such method for centuries. Nonetheless, the unique and slightly nightmarish way the contemporary artist Cindy Sherman uses color in representational ways brings about a new light to a familiar technique. Cindy Sherman, an American artist born in 1954, is extensively acknowledged as one of the most prominent artist in contemporary art. During her career, Sherman has extensively used the infinite surplus of images from movies and television, the internet, magazines, as well as art history, to create a massive collection of confrontational artwork. In many of her pieces she has discovered the manufacture of contemporary identity as well as the significance of representation, especially in

Natural beauty, in this day and age, is a term that has many definitions because it is a controversial term. With the way people dress, act, and express themselves, it is extremely hard to find the true denotation of natural beauty. This is also true with the growing popularity in makeup in both genders. When asked to define it, people have formed their own opinions of the term along with the commonly known denotation, connotation, synonyms, and antonyms. The definition of the term also can be described and derived from my personal experiences along with others’. Though there is much evidence for and against the belief, natural beauty is more than what’s on the outside.