They do not ignore her out of fear or disgust, but because they feel responsible for what she has become. At the novel's end, Claudia acknowledges that she and all of the townspeople of Lorain are partially to blame for what happened to Pecola.
Select from a range of discussion questions and extension activities to deepen the experience of sharing The Bluest Eye. such as her parents or Geraldine but also from children.
Meet author Toni Morrison, who grew up in Lorain, Ohio. Resumen: The Bluest Eye describe los efectos destructivos y las dramticas. His jealousy leads to its death.Ĭonsidering this, how did The Bluest Eye End?Ĭlaudia and Frieda ignore Pecola. The Bluest Eye By Toni Morrison A Choose to Read Ohio Toolkit Use this toolkit to plan book discussion groups or library programs. The cat ultimately means more to her than her own son. Maginot Line (Marie): A prostitute who lives with two other prostitutes named China and Poland in an apartment above the one Pecola lives in.įurthermore, what does the black cat symbolize in The Bluest Eye? Geraldine is in love with this black cat since it gave her the attention she never received. Pecola Breedlove-she is a passive, plain young black girl who is befriended by Claudia and Frieda MacTeer after county officials place her temporarily in their home.Pecola suffers the bewildering onset of puberty, bitter racial harassment, and the tragedy of rape and. old black bourgeoisie, with her clean house belongs to the only black family in the novel that draws near. Her precious and perfect house has been invaded by a creature with matted hair and a dirty. Louis Junior: Geraldine's son, who bullies Pecola and blames her for accidentally killing his mother's beloved cat. Geraldine, the symbol of what Hernton calls the. Geraldine is afraid and repulsed by Pecolas presence in her house. Geraldine calls Pecola a “nasty little black bitch” and sends her away.Īlso to know is, whose cat is pecola blamed for killing?
At this moment, Geraldine comes home, and Junior tells her that Pecola has killed the cat. Breedlove, Geraldine, and Soaphead Church, are perverted by such pressures, and some, like Pecola, succumb to mad fantasies.
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