Below please find the ad (1905) that we discussed yesterday in class. Please notice that there are no labels of "before" and "after" in the original ad, although the pictures themselves tell the story. "Before using," Walker looks away from the camera. The last picture shows a very different Walker, both in terms of hair length and style and in terms of body language.
I noticed while looking up Madam C. J. Walker that her parents' last name was Breedlove. Is it coincidental or did Toni Morrison intentionally make Pecola's parents have the same last name as the parents of the inventor of the hot comb?
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ReplyDeleteI just noticed this as well. If this is intentional, I am also wondering what the message is behind this coincidence.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I found out that CJ Walker was the first female African-American self-made millionaire!