The Bluest Eye Winter Summary

When Maureen Peel comes to their school, Claudia and Freida aren't sure what to think of her. They seem envious of her light skin. However, one day Claudia and Freida walk home with Maureen and come upon a group of boys taunting Pecola. The girls defend Pecola and Freida hits one of the boys. Maureen seems to defer the boys and they stop. Maureen comforts Pecola with icecream. The girls start arguing when Maureen brings up sensitive issues such as Pecola's father's nudity. Then, Maureen says the girls are ugly, which hurts them. They come home to Henry with a bunch of hookers but don't tell their mother because she hates these prostitutes. A new character becomes prevalent. Geraldine is not a very loving woman, but she takes good care of the home and family. She has a husband Louis and a son Junior. Junior begins to torment Pecola, throwing a cat in her face. The cat claws her but then rubs against her as she begins to pet it. Junior doesn't like the cat because his mother shows more love for the cat than she does towards him. He picks up the cat and swings it by its legs. The cat dies just as Geraldine walks in the room. Junior blames the already upset Pecola.