... " who finds pleasure in hating others and exploiting the innocence of children (165). Soaphead takes pity on Pecola when he sees the degree of her self-hatred. He believes "that only a miracle could relieve her" so he fulfills Pecola's wish for blue eyes (46). Along with all the other factors, Soaphead becomes an additional agent to victimize Pecola and drive her ... she is perverted by it. In order to cope, Pecola lives through a different reality and now believes her eyes have turned blue. Her perception of the outside world is almost completely distorted as she becomes increasingly mo...

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