#Sparknotes the bluest eye free
Louis Junior Geraldine's only child is unloved and deeply troubled he bullies and torments Pecola.Įlihue Micah Whitcomb (Soaphead Church) A self-styled spiritualist, "Reader, Advisor, and Interpreter of Dreams," Soaphead's mixed blood keeps him free from the label of being black, although his racial and sexual ambiguities confine him to a life of no identity. Geraldine A socially conscious, middle-class black woman, Geraldine shows little affection for her son, Louis Junior, but she has enormous adoration for her blue-eyed black cat. Marie, China, and Poland Three prostitutes who live in the apartment above the Breedloves they fascinate Frieda and Claudia, and they befriend Pecola. Sammy Breedlove Sammy is the son of Pauline and Cholly Breedlove and the brother of Pecola. As an adult, Cholly is frequently drunk, and he is abusive to his wife and children. Cholly was raised by his great aunt, called Aunt Jimmy. She has two children by Cholly Breedlove: Sammy and Pecola.Ĭholly Breedlove When he was four days old, Cholly's mother wrapped him in newspapers and blankets and threw him on a junk heap his father had already deserted the family. She is a diligent housekeeper for a wealthy white family and the primary breadwinner for the Breedlove family. Pauline Breedlove When she was two years old, she stepped on a rusty nail and afterward walked with a characteristic limp. Frieda and Claudia share a childhood friendship with Pecola Breedlove. Claudia is about nine years old when the events of the novel take place.įrieda MacTeer Claudia's older sister, about ten years old. Claudia MacTeer One of the novel's narrators Claudia's childhood memories begin each of the chapters titled Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
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