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Racial Trauma and Self-Destruction: The Psychological Consequences of Discrimination in the Bluest Eye

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Racial trauma leads to profound self-destruction in characters like Pecola Breedlove, manifesting in severe mental health issues.
The psychological consequences of discrimination encompass both emotional collapse and internalised racism from systemic oppression.
Literary and psychological frameworks are applied to unveil how systemic racism impacts African Americans' self-perception.
Morrison's narrative challenges racism, highlighting its devastating influence on identity and mental wellbeing.

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Literary analysis reveals self-destruction and mental health effects of discrimination, indicating systemic oppression's consequences.

Walunj et al. (2024) studied this question.

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