Ugliness

"Head full of pretty hair, but Lord she was ugly". This single line made me wonder if a mother could truly look at her own child and call it ugly. Something that she created. People always say "No one will love you like your mother does", but in many instances in this book like Geraldine with her child and Pauline with hers, this statement is false. After reading this line I wondered if Pauline actually thought her own daughter was ugly or was simply following the white beauty standards. Although many people believe otherwise, appearance is a rather important asset in our society today, however sad this is to say. People will always tell you that appearance doesn't matter, but in reality of our society it does. One quote which I believe holds a lot of relevance is that "appearance draws you in but personality makes you stay" because it is simply true. In The Bluest Eye, the motif of beauty and appearance is traced through the lives of the blacks who wish for Caucasian features in order to be "beautiful". In the story of how Pauline and Cholly meet, he is drawn to her due to her appearance but because of her personality they fall in love. However, beauty is not something that can be obtained, because beauty is in the eye of the beholder.