Pecola, on the other hand, accepts them, and tries to bear the pain of the fighting. From time to time she wishes she could disappear, so that she would no longer have to deal with the home problems at all. She repeatedly asks why her brother never takes her along with him when he runs away. She thinks it is because she is ugly, and if she looked beautiful, he would take her with him. Pecola also considers her ugliness to be the reason of the teachers' and classmates' hate towards her. She prays to God every day because she thinks that if she could change her eyes from brown to blue, it would solve all her problems. She believes that her family will be stable and loving if she is beautiful. "Long hours she sat looking in the mirror, trying to discover the secret of the ugliness, the ugliness that made her ignored or despised at school, by teachers and classmates alike." 45. In my opinion, this reveals her disgust for her self and others. Moments like these emphasize Pecola's assurance that she is ugly, ensuring that she will never learn to see her own beauty, in part because nobody will show it to her.
In this book Toni Morrison trying to show how a racist social system wears down the minds and souls of people. As the novel unravels, in autumn, Pecola comes to live with the MacTeers as a special "case" sent by the county because her father, Cholly, has burned his family's house. The whole Breedlove family stays outdoors. While staying with MacTeers, Pecola makes friends with two sisters, Frieda and Claudia. Life is hard for the sisters, but loving parents safeguard them. Pecola gets her first period. She is shocked, seeing blood, and Frieda helps her understand that it is normal. The two sisters are devoted to Pecola, protecting her against the jeers of their classmates. Claudia tries to explain to Pecola that she doesn't have to worship the idea of white beauty and should appreciate herself, just the way she is.
