Now in the novel the town is smoothly being broken down for the reader to understand the different difficulties there are in one family. The next character which is being introduced is a woman by the name of Geraldine. Geraldine is a quite soft spoken woman who keeps herself in a well manner that people will be able to respect. Geraldine later marries a man that is well put together himself. These two create a marriage which Geraldine is not as sexual as most would think but it is sexual enough for the two of them to conceive a child which all does not turn well. When Geraldine's son;Junior is about Precolas' age he begins to notice the attention he receives from his mother becomes less and less. Over the past years Geraldine has become this person who wants her life from the craziness and rather to be by herself with her cat. Since having this cat Junior felt if he could not get the attention he deserves then he would make his other give it to him. One day Junior lures Precola into his house, lying to her about how he would show her some kitty's and she could play with them. When Precola does arrive without any knowledge of what Junior is doing Gerladina's' cat is thrown on to her by Junior. Precola not knowing what to do just tries to run even though she was being blocked. After things settle down Junior allows his emotions get the best of him when the cat begins to rub against Precola. This causes him to throw the cat and killing it. Geraldine steps into the house and begins to disrespect Precola due to the fact Junior said she had killed her cat.
On the evening of a spring day Claudia is being whipped. Claudia explains that in the winter it is different from being whipped in the spring due to the fact in the spring she gets whipped with the twigs from off the tree. When Claudia is done with her punishment she runs upstairs to find comfort but also discomfort from seeing Frieda crying about being touched on her breast inapproiatly by the Magican Mr. Henry from early on in the novel. Freida explains that Mr.Henry touched her and she ran away and told her parents. Then her parents ran him off. It seems like Mr. Henry is not a guy who would do such things because of the friendliness he showed when he first met the girls. But at the same time the same time his magic tricks consisted of them to touch on him in looks of finding anything he may have hid. In one day all may be too much but Freida wished to find Precola and tell her what happened due to the fact she should relate to her situation as well. When the girls arrive to the house where Precolas' mother worked the came with a question of wondering why Freida's' mother said she was 'ruined' and wished for an answer. Entering with a question and leaving without one being answered but left them with another question of 'Why does Precola get treated so wrong by her mother?' When Precola accidentally dropped the pastry he rmother cooked for the little white girl Polly she dropped them when in attempt to get one. When Polly come in upset Precolas' mother Mrs. Breedlove calms her down by causing Precola out in a manner that no mother should.
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"Outside, the March wind blew into the rip in her dress. She held her head down against the cold. But she could not hold it low enough to avoid seeing the snowflakes falling and dying on the pavement"(Morrison 93).
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In conclusion this novel has showed me that inner beauty can allow one to separate themselves from negativity. If one is able to dig deep and have the feeling of confidence and happiness then that would be one less stressful currency on their mind. This novel has given me a chance to view life on stereotypical beauty. In this case a white girl with blue eyes is a definition of beautiful. I think when others read this novel they are going to feel as if they could relate to these young ladies in the situation that holds them.
