The Bluest Eye
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The Bluest Eye is a novel by Toni Morrison which details a summer in the life of a young black girl in Lorain, Ohio named Pecola. The story is told from four perspectives, Pecola's, her friend's, Soaphead Church, and her parents'. Because of the controversial nature of the book, dealing with racism and child molestation, there have been numerous attempts to ban it.
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Characters
- Pecola Breedlove- She is a poor black girl who thinks that she is ugly because she and her community base their ideals of beauty on "whiteness".
- Cholly Breedlove- He is Pecola's abusive father who constantly drinks.
- Pauline Breedlove-
- Sam Breedlove- He is Pecola's younger brother, and
- Claudia MacTeer- The beginning of the book is told from her perspective. She is Pecola's friend and the younger sister of Frieda MacTeer. The MacTeer family serves as a foil for the Breedloves, as though both are poor, Mr. and Mrs. MacTeer are strict but loving parents towards their children.
- Frieda MacTeer-
- Henry Washington-
