The Bluest Eye (97-131)

In this section I felt that one of the most significant symbol was the cobbler. The cobbler scene represented difference with in each race and class. Even though Pauline’s daughter was badly burned by the cobbler spilling she only focused on her employer’s daughter. She beats her daughter instead of comforting her as she did for her employer’s daughter. In this scene we see how class came into play. White was considered superior in both eyes of each race. You would think that a mother would be more considerate of her own child but in this case this was not true. Another thing that stood out during this scene is how rude she was to Pecola and her friends and how nice she was to her employer’s daughter. She yelled at them and said harsh things while when it came to the little girl she was sweet and calm. These example show the conflicts the characters face when it comes to race and class.