How Beauty Is Defined.

     After reading the beginning of Toni Morrison's the Bluest Eyes , what stood out the most was Claudia's and Pecola's thoughts on beauty.These girls are not teenagers yet and have felt numerous times the way others look at them with distaste. Claudia has seen magazines, shops, newspapers, and  other people illustrate on what everyone agrees beauty is. Also, that a beautiful person should have blue eyes, blonde hair, and light skin. Pecola's wish to have blue eyes supports Claudia's observations on beauty. Similar to the kind of society that is portrayed in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lorelei is depicted as the very definition of beauty which is an attribute she uses to her advantage.  Something these two girls will never get to experience in the society they live in.