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    This document provides 5 questions about the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison that focus on events and characters in the first section titled "Autumn". 1. The first question asks why Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove need each other despite fighting often, with the narrator stating they need each other. 2. The second question references an impactful bad experience Cholly had at a young age (around 13) and asks what impact this has on him at this point in the story. 3. The third question analyzes Pecola's feeling that she belongs with her ugly family as long as she looks the way she does, and asks what this reveals about Pecola

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    This document provides 5 questions about the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison that focus on events and characters in the first section titled "Autumn". 1. The first question asks why Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove need each other despite fighting often, with the narrator stating they need each other. 2. The second question references an impactful bad experience Cholly had at a young age (around 13) and asks what impact this has on him at this point in the story. 3. The third question analyzes Pecola's feeling that she belongs with her ugly family as long as she looks the way she does, and asks what this reveals about Pecola

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    Guiding questions for "Autumn" in The Bluest Eye

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    This document provides 5 questions about the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison that focus on events and characters in the first section titled "Autumn". 1. The first question asks why Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove need each other despite fighting often, with the narrator stating they need each other. 2. The second question references an impactful bad experience Cholly had at a young age (around 13) and asks what impact this has on him at this point in the story. 3. The third question analyzes Pecola's feeling that she belongs with her ugly family as long as she looks the way she does, and asks what this reveals about Pecola

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    Bluest Eye Autumn Questions

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    This document provides 5 questions about the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison that focus on events and characters in the first section titled "Autumn". 1. The first question asks why Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove need each other despite fighting often, with the narrator stating they need each other. 2. The second question references an impactful bad experience Cholly had at a young age (around 13) and asks what impact this has on him at this point in the story. 3. The third question analyzes Pecola's feeling that she belongs with her ugly family as long as she looks the way she does, and asks what this reveals about Pecola

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    The Bluest Eye- Autumn Questions

    Directions: Answer the following questions using the book. Include page numbers for all details you offer. The more thoughtful your answers, the
    better your grade. Use your own paper. Be sure to number the questions correctly and answer in complete sentences. These questions span Autumn
    (pages 9-58, depending on your edition).

    1. Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove fight often and we know that each character feels hatred toward the other, yet
    they remain married and the narrator tells us that they need each other. Why might Cholly and Mrs. Breedlove
    need each other?

    2. At the bottom of page 42 there is a reference to a bad experience when Cholly was young (about 13). What
    impact does this impact have on him at the point in the story?

    3. As long as [Pecola] looked the way she did, as long as she was ugly, she would have to stay with these
    people. Somehow she belonged to them (Morrison 45). Why does Pecola feel this way? What can we infer
    about Pecolas view of the world around, herself and her family?

    4. On page 46, we learn a lot about Pecolas view of blue eyes. They mean more to her than just beauty. What
    more do they mean to her? Consider the quote, We musnt do bad things in front of those pretty eyes
    (Morrison 46).

    5. Pecola has a deep affection for the prostitutes, China, Poland and Miss Marie, who we meet on page 50.
    Pecola looked and looked at the women. Were they real? (Morrison 58). Consider this quote and all of the
    interactions Pecola has with these women. What do they represent to her? Why is Pecola so fascinated with
    them?

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