Claudia

In the beginning of The Bluest Eye, I am so intrigued by the personality of the character Claudia. She is very observant and down to earth. Even though she is a child, I feel as if I can relate to her especially because of the relationship she finds between adults and kids: "Adults do not talk to us - they give us directions" (Morrison 10). While she seems immature because of certain things such as hating Shirley Temple for dancing with Bojangles, it is also apparent that she is compassionate even for being so young. When she and her sister Frieda stopped fighting trying to keep Pecola from "feeling outdoors," (Morrison 19) her maturity is shown. The whole understanding of the "outdoors" amazes me. Claudia comprehends the reality of these situations even at such a young age. To add onto my interest, there is also her fascination with destroying dolls. On a deeper level however, she says "But I did know that nobody ever asked me what I wanted for Christmas" (Morrison 21). From this comment I, as a reader, am able to infer again that she does have many more feelings inside that allow her to see the world more wisely than she is expected to.