The fliers our group will create would incorporate the book, The bluest eye. In it, we would illustrate how black girls are misrepresented by society and how that creates mental health issues through misrepresentation. Such detrimental self image ( with lack of accurate representation) could cause trauma which leads to anxiety, suicides, or mental illnesses that might seem to develop from nowhere with no cause. The fliers would be an informative piece that shows that racial disparities still exist even though it is 2017. In the fliers, there would be statistics along with with object images from the novel and from contemporary times that prove it is still a factor that effects women.

The setting in the book is in the 40s. From then til now, not much has changed in how society still portray black women. The difference is in its subtlety in how the world presents black women disparagingly through the media and what not. This applies to all black females as like in the book where we see the females and their questions and views on appearance and beauty are raised and talked about.  Because it is an informative flier, it would be available and or passed out publicly. They would be pinned in public libraries where children would have access to them with their parents. Other than that, Baruch would be one of the sites where the fliers would be posted and passed out. This would cover grounds on all levels where girls of all age range, young or old, single or married, would be reached. Of course, there would be sites and hotlines printed on the flier so individuals would be able to seek help or look more into mental issues, anxiety, or any stress release.

There are many fliers out there that also serve the purpose of promoting awareness about mental health, anxiety, and suicide. The difference in our flier is that we would present stats with images that show some of the major causes of these issues. What we are doing is placing some of the society’s “deemed” standards and paralleling them to some of the images from the nove in their timel and connecting them to the causation of these mental issues that  are still perpetuated now.

What: We decided that we will be creating flyers to inform college students about mental illness. The flyer will include information on mental illness such as Depression, Anxiety, thoughts of suicide or even if there is a stressful event in their lives. There will be symptoms and signs that students should look out for to help them identify if they feel any of these symptoms and whether they should seek the help that they would need. The fliers will also provide access to a suicide hotline number as well as the Baruch psychologist center. We will be handing these flyers out to students around campus as well as putting them up around where students will see them.

Why: The main character from our book, The Bluest Eye, eventually projected that she had developed a mental illness at the end of the book. Pecola has obviously been through very traumatic events throughout her young life. During this time, she had no help in coping with these issues. We want to help those who feel like they have no one to turn to. We want to provide access to those that need to express their feelings. College students like ourselves struggle with school work and are sometimes juggling work and school. This can really take a toll on them which causes extreme stress and can lead to depression. We want to help our peers overcome these problems by enabling them to seek the help that they need. We want to be a part of helping those who are suicidal and, we hope that this effort of ours will help someone in this condition. We urge those who feel stressed to speak their mind and let off some steam. Unfortunately, Pecola did not have anyone to guide her and give her support but we do and we want to make sure that this opportunity is presented.