The Bluest Eye: Structural Elements In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison uses structure to help tell her story. It uses at least three unique structural devices for this purpose. First, Morrison begins the novel with three passages that prepare the reader for the shocking story that is about to be told. Secondly, the novel is divided into four main parts and each quarter is given the name of a season. Third, the novel is further divided into seven sections which are titled after a portion of the passage that begins the novel. The three passages that begin The Bluest Eye seem to come from an elementary school textbook. They describe a family's life in identical terms, but differ in punctuation, capitalization, and spacing. The first step is normal in all these aspects: Here is the house. It's green and white. It has a red door. It's very cute. Here's the family. Mother, father, Dick and Jane live in the green and white house. They are very happy. See Jane. She has a red dress. He wants to play. Who will play with Jane? The second passage is free of punctuation and capitalization Here the house is green and white it has a red door it is very nice here is the family mother father Dick and Jane live in the green and white house where I am very happy to see Jane, she has a red dress and wants to play, who will play with Jane. The third step is missing everything --- punctuation, capitalization and spacing. According to Herbert Rice, "what appears on the page is literally a chaotic series of letters" (19): Here the house is green and white, it has a red door, it is very pretty, here is the mother of the family, the father, dic kandjane , lives in the green and white house, they are very happy, he sees Jane, she has a red dress, he wants to play with... half of the card ... they have some parallels in their lives: both are looking for someone to play with and both find the answer in a friend, although Pecola's friend is imaginary. The Bluest Eye is a groundbreaking novel whose poignant and compelling story could not have been told without Morrison's unique structural devices. One such tool is the use of seasons to divide the narrative and put an interesting twist on the order of events. Perhaps the most unique structural element is the three opening passages that begin the novel. The first passage introduces a model family to which the other families in the novel are compared. Finally, an equally innovative structural element is the use of lines from the incipit passages to the main subsections of the novel, which illustrate the great differences between the mythological world of Dick and Jane and the reality of black family life..