Question

In the book "The Bluest Eye" On page 63 Claudia and Frieda describe themselves as jealous people who were envious of Maureen. There self-perception is different from how Maureen is described because Claudia and Frieda felt like they were ugly, but everyone described Maureen as a rich girl with green eyes, brown hair, color knee socks and she enchanted the entire school. A specific moment in the passage that shows this contrast is "Frieda and I were bemused, irritated, and fascinated by her. We looked hard for flaws to restore our equilibrium, but had to be content at first with uglying up her name." 

Morrison uses a lot of imagery in the text, this element highlights Claudia and Frieda's feelings about themselves because they thought Maureen was so pretty that they were trying to find certain flaws in her life to make them feel better about themselves, this also shows the self-hate they had and lack of confidence. It helps us understand that Maureen was someone that people adored and respected, because black boys wouldn't trip her up walking through the hallways and black girls stepped aside when she would walk in the bathroom when she wanted to use the sink.

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Answer 1

On page 63 Claudia and Frieda describe themselves as jealous — envious of Maureen. Their self-perception is different from how Maureen is described: Claudia and Frieda felt ugly, while everyone described Maureen as a rich girl with green eyes, brown hair, colored knee socks who enchanted the entire school. A specific moment in the passage that shows this contrast is: "Frieda and I were bemused, irritated, and fascinated by her. We looked hard for flaws to restore our equilibrium, but had to be content at first with uglying up her name."

Morrison uses a lot of imagery in the text; this element highlights Claudia and Frieda's feelings about themselves because they thought Maureen was so pretty that they were trying to find certain flaws in her life to make them feel better about themselves. This also shows the self-hate they had and lack of confidence. It helps us understand that Maureen was someone people adored and respected, because black boys wouldn't trip her up walking through the hallways and black girls stepped aside when she would walk in the bathroom when she wanted to use the sink.