I just decided to do another project using the Bluest Eye. After a lot of research I found a reenactment of one of the scenes from the novel and found it very interesting so I want to reenact a scene from the book myself. Pecola is such an interesting character and acting out one of her dramatic dialogues would be something fun for me. Pecola displays such self-hatred as the novel progresses. I think reenacting a scene in which her self-hatred is so apparent would be a strong visual. Pecola is just as upset by her parents’ fighting as is her brother, Sammy’s behavior. He runs away sometimes, and Pecola often wonders why he never takes her with him. She secretly thinks that maybe if she were prettier, then things would be different, especially if she had blue eyes. People would see her differently, including her classmates and teachers, and she would even see herself differently. She would see herself as beautiful, instead of the ugly little girl she is disgusted with when she looks into the mirror. Pecola’s mother treats her coldly and is ashamed of her. Maybe this is why Pecola can’t even find her own beauty that lies within herself.
After some research, I came across a website that provides key questions that allow the reader to dig a littler deeper into the novel. This website is a book discussion guide for the book. There are a lot of reflection and discussion questions to think about.