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Parents In The Bluest Eye

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Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye shows a lot of characters whose lives would have been better if their parents had been better. For example, Cholly’s parents, the Breedloves, and Geraldine are bad parents who failed to take care of their kids and raise them correctly. As a result, Cholly, Pecola 's, and Junior grow up in a bad environment and they become corrupted people. Parents play a major role in helping their kids build a strong self-esteem. The Macteers show good example of parents who take pride their kids, Claudia and Frieda and make them proud to be black. Ultimately, the novel teaches the important lesson that taking care of one’s kids makes them a better adult.
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