Trivia / The Bluest Eye

• Completely Different Title: The Japanese translation changes the title to I Want Blue Eyes.
• Tuckerization: Pecola is named partially after Peola from Imitation of Life (1934).
• Write What You Know:
  • Toni Morrison was inspired to write the story based on people she knew who were apologetic for their darker skin.
  • Some of the insults are taken from what she and her friends said to each other as children — being Innocently Insensitive.