THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLES TOWARDS CHILDREN’S PERSONALITY IN THE BLUEST EYE NOVEL BY TONI MORISSON

Abstract

Parents are the first circle of children, where they learn and experience many things in early age.This study is centered on the influence of parents and their parenting styles on children’s personality as seen in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. The writers analyzed how different parenting styles and behavior from parents can affect children’s personality such as in emotional and social areas. The research used qualitative research through a literary psychology approach. The data of study were gathered from  the novel as the main source. Much researches have been conducted on the role of parents' influence on children's development, yet,comprehensive study needs to be conducted to understand more about the connection between parenting styles and children’s personality. This paper seeks for the answer to the question of whether parenting styles really have influence on their children as reflected in The Bluest Eye novel.The finding reveals that neglecting parenting style could make children not understand about self-worth and misbehavior, while authoritative can help children to understand about their autonomy.