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BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER IN THE BLUEST EYE
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER IN THE BLUEST EYE

Author(s): Liana N. Beian
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: abuse; Body Dysmorphic Disorder; racism; trauma

Summary/Abstract: The present work aims at finding relevant correspondences between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the literary context of this novel’s main character, Pecola. The creation of such strong interdependence between a literary character and a psychological phenomenon represents a challenge on account of their apparently disparate natures but is nevertheless an enterprise capable of offering great literary and artistic satisfaction to both the reader and the author.

  • Issue Year: 11/2012
  • Issue No: suppl.
  • Page Range: 131-146
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English