Part IV:
Essay Directions: You have read The Bluest Eye and the article "Serena Williams
Isn't Just an Athlete - She Shows Black Girls Their Bodies Are Perfect" by
Victoria Brown.
Use information from each to answer the prompt below in a well-written essay. Use
the space below to plan your response.
The theme of beauty plays a central role in both passages. Explain
how each author develops the idea that societal definitions of
beauty can be harmful.