In The Bluest Eye, the characters of Pecola and Claudia have numerous differences and similarities between each other. Pecola is the central role of this book. Thus far, she remains a mysterious character to us as readers. However, she appears to be a fragile and delicate child due to her basis of an emotional life. On the other hand, Claudia narrates parts from a child’s perspective as well as an adult perspective. Claudia appears to be a fighter who can help and defend her friends and family who are in need. Both of these characters share the same suffering regarding of racist insecurities/imperfections of beauty especially Pecola. She envies and always strongly desires to have the same beauty features as a white girl has. I personally think beauty isn’t everything nor important in this world presently.
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I agree with you, I think that both Claudia and Pecola are greatly affected by their parents actions. The fact that Claudia’s parents give her a white baby doll every year as a present represents a part of her mother trying to show her daughter that, that is a beautiful baby. Regardless Claudia despises the dolls because she doesn’t understand why she can’t be seen the same way. Pecola’s parents on the other hand are too busy with eachother that they neglect her. Since Pecola doesn’t think she is beautiful according to the standards that everyone else has placed on her, she tries to find a way where someone will love her.
I agree with you, Rachel. She envies and always strongly desires to have the same beauty features as a white girl has. and like you said I also, personally think beauty isn’t everything nor important in this world. at the end of the day you like a person by their personality and not by their looks. the looks it just a bonus.