The Marxist and feminist theoretical schools are two sides of the same coin. In attempting to analyze Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye through the lenses of a Marxist critic and a feminist critic, the close relationship between the seemingly different schools of theory becomes apparent. We see that both theories require the same procedure as that projected by Bressler; both theories required the reader to pay close attention to the text itself regarding the plot, themes, language, and the society in which the literary work takes place. This allows the reader to discover the effects these factors might have had on the meaning of the text and the reader's overall interpretation of the novel. Comparing the two, it becomes clear that both theories are explicitly about power and its unequal and somewhat unfair distribution. They both deal with social conflicts between a dominant group and an oppressed group regarding this unequal distribution of power. The main difference between the two lies in their issues of priority; feminist critics are concerned with the equalization of power between the sexes while Marxist critics are concerned with the equalization of power between social classes with respect to race and the social hierarchy determined by economics. Tyson expresses her feminist critique by being concerned with "...the ways in which literature reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women" (82). This theory seeks to expose how characteristics of our culture are inherently patriarchal. He expresses that the school of Marxist criticism is concerned with class differences, whether economic, racial, or otherwise; "Marxism attempts to reveal how our socio-economic system is the ultimate paper scum...trying to be like them. She got a job simply because she wanted to be able to afford clothes and makeup Pauline hoped that wearing makeup and the same type of clothes as these women would allow her to be accepted by these other women, which would prove to be one of the many significant problems single women face. posit that women are always in competition with each other with the desire to be accepted by other women and even by their male counterparts Living in a patriarchal system where they are considered and treated as a minority, an oppressed group. or as inferior, they unwittingly begin to do so Women are socialized to be dependent on men and, as such, they compete for the most attention from these possible protectors and providers. This situation is at the origin of chronic negative stereotypes against women..