Racism and Sexism are both threatening to the children in the the bluest eye. Or in other words to the development of Pecola, Frieda, and Claudia because of society’s standards of sexism and society’s influence of racism had distilled an unrealistic feeling of quantity upon them. However, racism is more harmful to the girl’s self esteem because they start to believe in the lies that society instill on them. That whiteness is beauty and blackness is ugly. This lack of quantity caused Pecola to want blue eyes, Cholly to feel disgust of his own race, Claudia’s jealousy towards Maureen, and Geraldine’s oppression. The irreparable effects of racism are the main factor to the aversion that each character develops.
Racism is a greater threat for
Racism is a greater threat for