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It seems that the author wants the reader to build an immense amount of sympathy for Pecola because it would just be less effective if Pecola was telling the story. It is interesting that Pecola is not the person telling the story in this book, and it is Claudia instead. It is clear that Pecola idolizes the ideals of being beautiful. This rubbed off on to her daughter and that is where Pecola received her lack of self-esteem. This is one example that shows the obsession that Pauline has with beauty and looks. It was stated in the story that Pauline would always go to the movies and rate the characters on their beauty. Pecola experiences many insecurities and it can definitely be said that many of these are because of the way that Pauline acts in society and around Pecola. With this in mind, how does this make Pecola a victim of society and a victim in herself? If any person can be credited for creating the obsession of beauty that Pecola builds it is Pauline (Pecolas mother). This leads to the question of how significant are the “Blue eyes” to society and how does the theme of beauty and ugliness linger throughout the story. The story begins to take a turn and the reader realizes that the main character has begun to entirely rely on self-image in order to build confidence.

She believes that these eyes have been given to her magically and in some respects her eyes begin to corrupt her as an individual. She eliminates her sense of ugliness, which lingers in the beginning of the story, and when she sees that she has blue eyes now she changes her perspective on life. Perhaps her rape was the most tragic and dramatic experience Pecola had experiences, but nonetheless she continued her life. Of all the characters in the story we can definitely sympathize with Pecola because of the many harsh circumstances she has had to go through in her lifetime. There is also the theme of Pecola as a victim. There is the theme of finding an identity. Each theme and conflict seems to always involve the character of Pecola Breedlove. Essay on The Bluest EyeThere are many themes that seem to run throughout this story.