Frieda And Claudia Character Analysis

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Frieda is the oldest out of her and Claudia and is a minor character. She is mostly in her sister background, and follows in her sister's footsteps. When she was harassed by Mr.Henry, she didn't know how to respond after that. She did the right thing by telling her parents =, but after that she went to her room upstairs and continually cried. One of their neighbors, Miss Dunion, suggested that Frieda to go to the doctor's office because of the fear that Frieda might be “ruined”. Claudia on the other hand is the narrator of the story. Since she was born in a loving black family, no matter the wealth she was raised to be secure in herself. Claudia suffers from racist beauty standards and material insecurity. When she received a white doll,

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