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Introduction/Exposition:
The introduction gives readers a overview of the book as a whole: how Cholly raped Pecola and how she lost his child. The exposition introduces readers to Claudia, the narrator; Frieda; Pecola, who is living with the MacTeers because her tried to burn down their house.
Climax:
Pecola was unfortunately raped by her father.She was impregnated.
Falling Action:
Pecola visits Soaphead Church.He used her to kill the dog he despise. The community showed their hatred for her, because they say she allowed herself to get raped.
Denouement:
Pecola goes insane and moved to the edge of town. She believes she has blue eyes. Claudia thinks back on how bad everyone treated the poor girl.She reflected that she too mistreated her, but she still cares for her.
Conflict:
Racism can turn everyone's world upside down.
The Bluest Eye Plot Map
By: Raina Parker and Kendle Ramsey
Internal Conflicts:Pecola's internal conflict was her twisted sense of beauty and her yearning for love. It was an ongoing conflict within not just herself but with every character.
External Conflict:Sexual abuse from her father and her impregnation and her verbal abuse from her mother and everyone who bullies her for being an ugly black girl.
The Color White- It is symbolic for Pecola's Obsession with the American society's ideals of beauty. Example: the white milk Pecola all drank all the time, the white Shirley Temple cup. Whiteness is associated with beauty and cleanliness.
Blue Eyes-The color blue symbolizes sadness which is an emotion almost every character expressed especially Pecola.She desired blue eyes in order to feel beautiful and appreciated.
The Names-Morrison stragetically named Pecola's family The Breedloves. They ironically did not breed love but abuse.
Marigolds- Marigolds represent constant renewel and when they didn't grow that season, it showed how out of balance Pecola's life was after her father raped her.
House-It represents not only their social class but their emotional situations.For example, the Breedlove's apartment is dirty and disgusting as is their personality, but the white people's houses were clean.
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Setting:The novel was set in Lorian,Ohio right after the Great Depression in 1940-1941.
The story was told in different seasons.
Motify:The motify was the Dick and Jane narrative in the prologue. Each chapter began with a excerpt and the events went along with the opening phrase. The novels is split into four season and doesn't show us what we expect based off of our knowledge of the seasons. An example would be when Pecola's baby dying in Autumn which is suppose to be a time of harvest.
Rising Action:
Pecola gets teased by everyone.Readers see first hand how her innocent character is victimized.