By judging her and touching upon a sensitive topic to Pecola, her skin color, Geraldine lower’s Pecola’s self esteem and as a result she wants to fit in with society more, having blonde hair and blue eyes and being light skinned as she believes it can change her reality or the current situations she’s in. Geraldine calls Pecola a “ nasty little black b*****” (). As he was giving the kitten to Pecola, he threw it in her face which left a scar on her face and as Pecola tries to leave, Junior says that she’s his prisoner. Junior invites Pecola into his house saying that there are some kittens and being amazed by being able to pet it “ He held the door open for her, smiling his encouragement” (). In addition, not only does Maureen demean Pecola but Junior does as well. Unfortunately this led to “ Pecola tuck her head in a funny, sad, helpless movement” (). As an argument started to arise between Maureen and Frieda about Maureen being crazy about boys being naked, Pecola started to have a breakdown and denied that she never saw her father naked. Pecola at this point, started to regain vivid and descriptive details of her rape and the amount of shame that comes along with it. In self defense Pecola responded as “ Nobody’s father would be naked in front of his own daughter. On page 63, Maureen Peal is introduced as she has and deals with interactions with Pecola, and as they develop an argument through Maureen asking the question, “ Did you ever see a naked man?” (). Pecola’s interaction with the people around her and ideas had detrimental effects on her self worth by lessening her self value after being raped by her father. Trying to change her perspective on life, Pecola thinks being light skinned with blue eyes will give her a different lens on life as she feels that being African American bring’s nothing but bad luck in one’s life. In “ The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, the main character as well as the protagonist, Pecola Breedlove, is an eleven-year old girl who suffered two traumatic rapes as she is abused by almost everyone in the book. Thus, the main character’s interaction with other people and ideas negatively affect the main characters self esteem Lastly, in contrast, “ I Want to Be Miss America”, displays how the idea of beauty can negatively affect one’s self esteem as self doubt can come into play. However, as she encountered Waverly, she realized what society expected of her, and knowing it was difficult for her to fulfill those expectations, it further degraded her self worth. Similarly, in “ Two Kinds”, Jing-mei Woo didn’t want to disappoint her mother and be a failure as her mother came to America for opportunities and to lead a better life. In “ The Bluest Eye”, Pecola desired to be accepted, but in the long run her interaction with people, such as Maureen and Junior, and the idea of beauty has negatively affected her self esteem thus degrading her idea of her own self worth. Throughout “ The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, “ Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, and “ I Want To Be Miss America” by Julia Alvarez, the main idea of the evils of society is constantly mentioned and explored. A person can change themselves or the people around them due to the pressure of society’s interests and expectations.
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