Claudia extends her hatred of white dolls to whites girls. Claudia does not know that beauty is a matter of cultural norms and that the doll is beautiful not in and of itself but rather because the culture she lives in believes whiteness is superior.
On the other hand piccolo’s friend Claudia loathes Shirley temple, Mary Jane and anything that is associated with white beauty.Ĭlaudia is not as psychologically developed as Shirley, she believes that beauty of white dolls come within them so she decapitates them to try a find what is inside. ” In Piccolo’s mind, loving Maryanne seems to be associated with becoming her. To eat the candy is somehow to eat the eyes, eat Mary Jane. ” She eats the candy, its sweetness is good. Pectoral Obsession went as far to eat as many Mary Jane as she can. Pectoral also identifies beauty by loving big idols that she consider ” pretty/’ like Shirley Temple and Mary Jane. pectoral then identifies with and loves the weeds because they are ugly. Yukon humiliates her, she changes her mind and agree of how society pursue her by saying” They are ugly they are weeds. Pectoral compares herself to dandelions, she does not understand why people call them weeds, but after Mr. Pectoral the protagonist of the story is portrayed as timid and reserved as she does not feel beautiful. Henry, and Saphead Church-The young girls of the book do not experience their youth as any other young girl would.
Most Of the major male characters of this novel have a sexual desire for young girls, including Coolly, Overlooked, Mr. The theme Of sex is also portrayed greatly in the novel.
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