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on pages 187-206 of "the bluest eye" what dies pecola most want to talk about with her "friend?" what does she not want to talk about with her "friend" ?
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It depends a little on which edition you’re using (page numbers vary), but in that portion of The Bluest Eye Pecola’s primary wish in conversation is to talk about beauty — specifically her longing for blue eyes and to be seen as pretty and loved. She wants reassurance, sympathy, and someone to take seriously how ugly and unwanted she feels.
What she will not talk about (or cannot bring herself to talk about) is the real source of her shame and pain: the sexual abuse and the brutal dysfunction of her home (Cholly’s violence/rape, and the family’s inability to protect or value her). Those subjects are too painful, stigmatized, and shameful for her to share with peers, so she either skirts them or hides them behind talk of wanting blue eyes.
If you want, tell me which edition you have and I can give a more precise page-based summary or point to the exact scenes being referenced.
What she will not talk about (or cannot bring herself to talk about) is the real source of her shame and pain: the sexual abuse and the brutal dysfunction of her home (Cholly’s violence/rape, and the family’s inability to protect or value her). Those subjects are too painful, stigmatized, and shameful for her to share with peers, so she either skirts them or hides them behind talk of wanting blue eyes.
If you want, tell me which edition you have and I can give a more precise page-based summary or point to the exact scenes being referenced.
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