... herself would be different" (46). Pecola believes that altering her physical appearance will solve her problems. In the last section of the book titled, "Summer", Pecola is raped and impregnated by her father resulting in further exclusion for Pecola. The individuals in her community believe she should be, "taken out of school" and she, "carries ... Morrison's novel will highlight the concept of the Hero in the lives of Claudia and Frieda who find refuge through the interpretation of growing seeds. In The Bluest Eye the morals the adults of the neighbourhood follow can be seen as the old ...

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