What I find so beautiful about this passage is the use of the word "love" and how love is not based on the connection between two human beings, but upon the characteristics that are retained in the relationship. It brings up an interesting point with the theory of love is formed out of features. These couple of sentences are also able to summarize the theme of The Bluest Eye, because the novel consists of examples of the different ways love can be shown through a relationship. The use of anaphora exemplifies the never-ending variations of love. Then there is a turning point. The quote re-mentions a "free man [who] is never safe" and which was revealed earlier in the book, was Cholly. Morrison claims that love's superstition of having no boundaries is false and ironically it is freedom that causes the feeling of love to vanish. Giving the curse of freedom to one being will cause confusion and result in a false definition of what seems to be love at first but ends up as being lust. This is also a very lovely way to end this book. During the entire novel, Morrison writes of how there is an uneven distribution of power in a relationship but in conclusion, she states that true love consists of having a "neutralized" power for both ends of the spectrum.
Hi Jeana! I also enjoyed this passage. Although these sentences are very simple, they are very impactful - they show that there is not one concrete or specific way to show love, and that love is not shared equally within a relationship.
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