The novel The Bluest Eye deals with the absence of love in a child's life. By reading the novel it was obvious that Pecola had no love in her life. Pecola didn't even have the love that a family is supposed to provide. I'm sure her mother loved her, but she never showed affection towards her daughter.
             Pecola's self-image was nonexistent, because of this lack of love. She had to go through her life not knowing what love even was. She had to ask Claudia and Fredia how do you get someone to love you. This was a simple question because Pecola had no models to go off of. This relates to my life before because as a kid I would have dumb thoughts that no one loved me and I felt hurt inside. I felt as if I hardly existed. I later found out that I have a very big family that does love me and cares about me.
             Pecola always walked with her head down and barely even spoke, even when spoken to. There was nobody to tell Pecola that she looked nice, or she was smart, or any other small type of compliment of that nature. I've felt the same way. People have complemented me throughout the years but I have never believed the complement. I've gotten better with the way I am but I'm still quiet and I don't think I talk every much. I've felt what she's gone threw maybe not as bad but I have.
             Pecola constantly thought that she was ugly and had no self-esteem. Because she didn't talk to people or had no social skills is why she didn't have any friends. Nobody would even sit with her at school. The only friends she had were Claudia and Fredia who kind of took her under their wings. I've always felt that I had very little friend and hat some of the friends I have were just acting like they were my friends. I t usually wasn't true but my way of thinking has made my self believe that before. Unlike Pecola I do have friends at school but I'm not very close with them.
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