Bluest Eye
... narratives are placed in the Spring section of the book as an indication of the characters spreading the seeds that will be collected by Pecola. Pauline Breedlove's personal history is shown to have played out in the life of her daughter. In the novel, Pauline was full of shame primarily due to her injured foot which she felt was a sense of separateness and why she "never felt at home anywhere or that she belonged anyplace"(Morrison, 111). This feeling grew after she moved north where she was confronted by prejudice and racism. This turned Pauline into a symbol of hatred and ignorance. These are the feelings of rejection that Pecola inherits from Pauline. Nature is a recurring theme in the novel and plays an important role as the why Pecola is rejected. Throughout the novel, Toni Morrison establishes nature as an important factor in life's experiences by incorporating it into the structure of her novel. Instead of chapters, The Bluest Eye is broken up into seasons: Fall, Winter, Spr...