The Bluest Eye

As a blonde-haired blue-eyed white girl, who lives in a nice house, attends private school, and has never had to worry about having food on the table, I am reading this from the perspective of someone living the life that Pecola and MacTeer daughters consider perfect.  However, appearance alone (blonde hair and blue eyes) will not get someone a perfect life, so I find Pecola's obsession with Sheiley Temple and Mary Jane to be somewhat naive and superficial.  However, this naïveté makes her a better narrator for it reenforces that her voice and opinions are from a young girl.  I also find it strange that the girls resent white people, but at the same time, wish they were white.  The children do not like how their parents act, especially in terms of violent fighting and creating drama, the girls do not stray from these actions when they argue with each other and beat up other children. This makes them less likable to the reader, for it's hard to pity those who hurt others.  Overall, I like the book so far but I do not really like any of the characters.