inous fights. Her own mother considered her ugly when she first saw her as a newborn. It is believed that "the mother's gaze is of primary importance generating a child's sense of self" (Bloom 95 ), and with Polly's view of Pecola, Pecola grows on to have a very sordid self esteem. As Pecola grows older her mother's rejection is more visible. When Pecola goes with her mother to the Fishers home and accidentally drops the deep-dish berry cobbler. When Polly walks in she "yanked her up by the arm , slapped her again, and in a voice thin with anger, accused Pecola directly...The little girl in pink started to cry. Mrs. Breedlove turned to her 'hush, baby, hush. Come here. Don't cry no more.'"( Morrison 109). The tender care of the little White Fisher girl makes the rejection of Pecola more evident. While Polly showed no love towards Pecola, Cholly wanted to. Cholly knew no other way to show his love for Pecola. He demonstrates this love by raping her.
             At school Pecola is bombarded with white beauty, like Maureen Peal. Since her self-esteem is so low "the school children who shout names at Pecola shame her and use her features as away of denying her admission into their society " (Harris 74 ).She is used as a scapegoat by her own due to her feeble self-esteem. "Pecola becomes the vicim who invites further abuse because she suffers visibly" (Harris 72). This makes it easier for the school children as well as the
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