Abuse In Bluest Eye

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There many types of abuse in the world from Sexual Abuse, Physical abuse, Verbal abuse, Emotional abuse, Psychological abuse and Discriminatory abuse. In “Bluest Eye” we get a third person view of what abuse was like to African - Americans in 1930’s after the great depression from our four main characters Pecola Breedlove, Claudia MacTeer, Cholly Breedlove and Pauline Breedlove.

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