Author’s Biography She was the first black woman to receive a Nobel Prize for literature, Toni Morrison. Born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931, she was the second of four children of George and Ramah Wofford. As a child she escaped from the racist attitudes moving to Ohio. She was raised to be proud of her heritage and background. She grew up in Lorain, Ohio, where she attended school and was the only black student …showed first 75 words of 1576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1576 total…a “successful work of fiction...so controlled, so [well]...Taut and understated, harsh in its detachment, sympathetic in its truth...it is an experience." The Bluest Eyes describes the blue-eyed little girls which get a lot of attention, while, Pecola Breedlove represents all the blacks, and is ironic because Pecola lives in a society that does not "breed love." She lives in a world of hate, hate of blackness, and hatred of oneself. (“Media Reviews”)