There is a sense of repetition of lingering repugnance within the black community's view of their own race. Although black families like the Breedloves are relentlessly discriminated against in all aspects of life, it could be argued that only their self-loathing adds to their ugliness: 'No one could convince them that they were not relentlessly and aggressively ugly' (p .36).The Breedlove family has developed a vigorous self-hatred, so they cannot escape their past hatred which is repeated through the generations. However, it could also be argued that there are some who try to contradict the past history by living in the present. Morrison herself reiterates in the novel's preface 'Most others, however, grow beyond it' (p.5). Consequently, it could be argued that The Bluest Eye is an ongoing battle between those who want to overcome idealistic appearances of the past and those left behind to wallow in their own