Most of the major male characters of this novel have a sexual desire for young girls, including Cholly Breedlove, Mr.Henry, and Soaphead Church. The theme of sex is also portrayed greatly in the novel. By the end of the story, like the title of the novel The Bluest Eye, Pecola comes to believe that she actually has blue eyes and her delusion shows how white society can affect a young black girl. She even wears her hair like the white actress, Jean Harlow. Pauline visits the movies dues to loneliness and buys into the fantasy world she views in movies. Pecolas mother, Pauline also seems to worship the white icons. Pecola also goes as far as drinking three quarts of milk just so she can use the cup with Shirley Temple’s picture on it. Throughout the novel, the reader views Pecola worshiping the beautiful white icons of the 1940’s. The theme of beauty plays a great part in the development of the characters and the novel. In addition, The Bluest Eye depicts on how family life and childhood can have a great effect on a person’s life. The novel is ironic due to the seasons and showing an opposite expectation of them. The novel further shows the way white beauty can easily be degrading to young black girls and women. In Toni Morrison’s, The Bluest Eye, theme, symbols and characterization contribute to the formation of the novel.
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