Document Type
Coming of Age and Education Essay
Publication Date
2001
Excerpt
It is always difficult for people to understand what they have not experienced. One example of this is racism; most people have never experienced it, and thus cannot understand what it is like to go through it. This makes it challenging for authors who write about racism to connect with their readers. Through use of the familiar Dick and Jane characters, Toni Morrison connects a white audience to African-American characters in her novel The Bluest Eye. However, this connection will grow weaker over time, as new generations become less familiar with Dick and Jane.
Recommended Citation
Sadowski, Laura, "Trying to Understand (2001)" (2001). The Valpo Core Reader. 146.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/146