Today, is the last discussion concerning the book. I will summarize the last section of the book entitled, "Summer". Claudia recounts some of the things she associates with one particular summer; strawberries, sudden thunderstorms, and gossip about her friend Pecola. Claudia and Frieda learn that Pecola is pregnant from her father. Only a miracle can save the … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club-The Bluest Eye
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Tuesday Open Thread: Influential Black Educators
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born in South Carolina to parents who had been slaves and having to work … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Influential Black Educators
P.O.U. Book Club- The Bluest Eye
New Characters Elihue Micah Whitcomb (Soaphead Church)- A self-styled spiritualist, "Reader, Advisor, and Interpreter of Dreams," Soaphead's mixed blood keeps him free from label of being black, although his racial and sexual ambiguities confine him to a life of no identity. Pecola consults him in her quest for blue eyes. Aunt Jimmy- A kind, generous, earthy woman, she … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club- The Bluest Eye
P.O.U. Book Club: The Bluest Eye
I hope everyone has been able to read the section entitled, " Winter" from P.O.U. Book Club selection, The Bluest Eye. During Winter we are introduced to the following characters: Maureen Peal- Claudia and Frieda refer to her as "Meringue Pie"; she is both hated and admired because of her beatiful clothes, light skin, long hair, and green eyes. Geraldine- A … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club: The Bluest Eye
P.O.U. Book Club- The Bluest Eye: Autumn
Welcome back, P.O.U. Fam and Lurkers! I am getting back on track with our book club, since last two weeks were delayed due to the transition of the new website. The Bluest Eye is the selection that we are reading. Today I am covering the section entitled, "Autumn". There are several characters who have been introduced in this section: Pecola Breedlove- Pecola is described … [Read more...] about P.O.U. Book Club- The Bluest Eye: Autumn