Abstract
The essay is a reflection on the inauguration of Barack Obama and on teaching Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye the next day. Reading the story of Pecola Breedlove put in sharp relief the fact that on January 20, 2009, the Obama daughters were the most adored children in the world. The juxtaposition occasioned thoughts on historical change and on the role of feminist critique in analyzing and producing it. Pecola is despised and defeated; she clings desperately to the images of white dolls and little white girls who represent beauty and love in her world. While racism destroys Pecola, her friend Claudia MacTeer becomes a figure for the black feminist critic, who resists racism and sexism using the tools of deconstructive analysis and a wicked sense of humor.
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