Morrison’s Blue-Eyed Golem : a Reenactment of the Third Man Argument
ABSTRACT: This article deals with Toni Morrison’s first novel, “The Bluest Eye”, as a possible interweaving of Aristotle’s Third Man Argument into both societal and psychological aspects of the contemporary world. Rooted in this philosophical background, it follows the decline of Pecola Breedlove’s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/132261 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132261 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 821.111(73)Morrison, Toni7blu.07 82:1 Toni Morrison Philosophy The Bluest Eye Third Man Argument Golem Borges Filosofía Ojos azules Argumento del tercer hombre Literatura Filología inglesa Prosa 6202 Teoría, Análisis y Crítica Literarias 5505.10 Filología 72 Filosofía |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: This article deals with Toni Morrison’s first novel, “The Bluest Eye”, as a possible interweaving of Aristotle’s Third Man Argument into both societal and psychological aspects of the contemporary world. Rooted in this philosophical background, it follows the decline of Pecola Breedlove’s mental stability throughout three segments that mimic the argument’s structure. The degradation of archetypes and the character’s conception of beauty articulate our thesis as it attempts to present the novel as a reenactment of the philosophical theory resorting to Borges’ poem “El golem” to strengthen the connection between Morrison’s take on Afro-American realities and Aristotle’s position regarding the degradation of the ideal. |
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