... she had blue eyes she would have an ideal life guides her; for Pecola's mother, movies provide that same hope and escape. Claudia and Frieda find courage in the fertility of the earth as they associate growing seeds with the wellbeing of other characters. These characters create fantasies in the ... in their own property to mend and ensure that once "[the flowers] would blossom, everything would be alright" (6). In Claudia and Frieda's perspective the marigolds symbolize life, birth, and natural order. The fertility of the seeds and their blooming potential is what the girls believe wil...

• Word Count: 3660
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography

... name. "Autumn ends with a sketch of three misanthropic "whores" who, unsentimentally, provide Pecola with the little warmth that she experiences" (Magill 243). Describing the face and nakedness of Claudia and Frieda's father is how the second section of the novel, "Winter," starts. Seeing his nakedness, only by accident, the girls are not threatened. "It leaves Claudia and ... Frieda more astonished than offended" (Magill 244). This section comes to a close while Pecola is at the home of two arrogant African Americans, Louis and Geraldine. They think people like Pecola ... 's sensibili...

• Word Count: 2522
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Bluest Eye may be singular to express the sad isolation many of the characters experience in the book as well. Marigolds are another symbol in the novel, as Claudia and Frieda associate marigolds with the safety and well being of Pecola's baby. They believe that if the marigolds they have planted grow, then Pecola's baby will be healthy. Generally, marigolds represent ... ...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate