When summer arrives, Claudia and Frieda begin selling marigold seeds to save for a new bike. Soaphead Church tricks Pecola into poisoning a dog he has long wanted to kill, stating that if the dog acts funny it is a sign she will receive her wish. In an act of desperation, Pecola visits Soaphead Church, a local charlatan who claims he can work miracles and asks for blue eyes.

Breedlove beats Pecola when she learns of the rape. He rapes Pecola and leaves her on the kitchen floor. He experiences a fury of emotions as he watches her. She prays for blue eyes because they will make her beautiful and allow her to see the world differently.Д¬holly returns home drunk one day and finds Pecola washing dishes. She believes she is fated to live her sad life because she is ugly, which is confirmed by the way she is treated in the community. Pecola's brother, Samuel, copes with the violence by running away, but Pecola, being a young black girl, is unable to escape. Her parents fight on a regular basis, and these altercations lead to physical violence. Her father is an abusive alcoholic, and her mother is neglectful and self-righteous. Eventually, Pecola moves back into the storefront apartment where her family lives, and her life continues to be hard. Claudia and Frieda like Pecola, but feel sorry for her. The MacTeer's take in a boarder named Henry Washington and later take in a young girl named Pecola Breedlove to help financially. Their father works hard to keep the family afloat.

MacTeer, is strict and punishes them often. Although there is a tremendous sense of love in their home, their mother, Mrs.

Nine-year-old Claudia MacTeer and her ten-year-old sister, Frieda MacTeer, live in an old house in Loraine, Ohio. Peggy- she is a woman from Elyria who is romantically involved with Della Jones' husband. Henry's former landlady who seems confused most of the time after she suffers a stroke. Bluejack becomes a father figure whom Cholly remembers all his life because of his storytelling and gentle ways.Дella Jones- she is Mr. Louis junior bullies and torments Pecola.ДЄunt Jimmy- she is a kind, generous and earthy woman who rescues and raises Cholly Breedlove.Д«lue Jack- he befriends a young and impressionable Cholly. Louis Junior- is Geraldine's only child who is unloved and deeply troubled. Geraldine shows little affection for her son, Louis Junior, but she has enormous adoration for her blue-eyed black cat. Geraldine- is a socially conscious, middle-class black woman. Marie, China, and Poland- they are three prostitutes who live in the apartment above the Breedloves who fascinate Frieda and Claudia and befriend Pecola. Sammy Breedlove- he is the son of Pauline and Cholly Breedlove and the brother of Pecola. Pauline has two children by Cholly Breedlove: Sammy and Pecola.Д¬holly Breedlove- he is frequently drunk and abusive to his wife and children. Pauline Breedlove- She is a diligent housekeeper for a wealthy white family and the primary breadwinner for the Breedlove family. MacTeer- she is Claudia and Frieda's mother. Pecola suffers the bewildering onset of puberty, bitter racial harassment, and the tragedy of rape and incest.Д¬laudia MacTeer- she is one of the novel's narrators who is about nine years old when the events of the novel take place.ДЇrieda MacTeer- she is Claudia's older sister, about ten years old. Pecola Breedlove- she is a passive, plain young black girl who is befriended by Claudia and Frieda MacTeer after county officials place her temporarily in their home.

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