![]() ![]() ![]() These black children have been so thoroughly taught to revere whatever is white, or even white-ish, that they are blindly in awe of a black girl who is not even white. Most of Maureen's black schoolmates are blindly enslaved by Maureen's "whiteness" we know this because of Morrison's description of how Maureen's brown hair is styled: It looks like "two lynch ropes down her back." In other words, to worship blindly that which is white is to put your head in a noose. Like Jane in the primer, Maureen, the "high-yellow dream child with sloe green eyes," is considered pretty and perfect in contrast, Pecola is black, flawed, and ugly. Maureen is lauded by teachers Pecola is ignored. MacTeer, this section introduces Maureen Peal, a light-skinned black girl who seems to personify enviable white qualities. He works night and day to keep the family safe and financially secure. MacTeer is a no-nonsense, hard-working man who, like his wife, shows his love for his family more through his deeds than through his words. MacTeer is a stark contrast to the previous chapter's description of Cholly Breedlove. His steely, intimidating eyes become a "cliff of snow threatening to avalanche," and "his eyebrows bend like black limbs of leafless trees." Mr. The chapter begins with Claudia's homage to her father, describing him with winter metaphors and similes. ![]()
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