The+Bluest+Eye

__General Objectives__
 * 1) To understand the impact of menace and neglect on impressionable children
 * 2) To account for rejection of infants and children
 * 3) To interpret social and community customs
 * 4) To contrast the morality and stability of family members
 * 5) To discuss the themes of longing and wishing
 * 6) To explain the main events in time order
 * 7) To analyze choices that children make
 * 8) To describe attitudes toward female beauty
 * 9) To describe elements of atmosphere and tone
 * 10) To analyze the effectiveness of blended narratives

__Specific Objectives__
 * 1) To explain how alcoholism and violence destroy Breedlove home
 * 2) To analyze the symbolism of the title
 * 3) To account for Pecola's predatory peers
 * 4) To account for her father's alcohol abuse and evil intent
 * 5) To justify the removal of Pecola to the MacTeer household
 * 6) To predict how Pecola's tragedy will affect Frieda and Claudia
 * 7) To summarize the childhood of Cholly Breedlove
 * 8) To discuss the implications of Polly's love of movies
 * 9) To summarize the roles of Mrs. Fisher, Geraldine, and Aunt Jimmy
 * 10) To list events caused by suspicion, cruelty, and exploitation
 * 11) To characterize Soaphead Church's role in Pecola's decline
 * 12) To analyze details, particularly the mirror, seeds, and Shirley Temple mug

__Literary Terms and Application__
 * Round Character:** A realisitic being that possesses a complex or multifaceted array of traits.
 * Sociological Novel:** Reform literature which has much in common with the protest novel. The genre uses character and action to delineate a social problem, such as oppression, economic exploitation, racial discrimination, or unemployment
 * Symbol:** A concrete object that stands for a complex or abstract idea or relationship and implies more than the literal meaning of the word or words.