The Bluest Eye

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Does the dog die?
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izzie
Old dog is poisoned so it 'dies already'.
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there bestiality?
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flyingpenguin342
Sort of- it is implied that a woman gets sexual pleasure from "petting a cat", but it is not graphic, it is a metaphor for masturbation. Still, it might make some people uncomfortable since there is a real cat in the story.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is an animal sad?
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Does someone self harm?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Abuse
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Pecola's parents beat each other. Claudia's parents spank them for misbehavior.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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At the end of winter, a cat is severely injured and implied to die.
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Are animals abused?
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Throughout the chapter "SEETHECATITGOESMEOWMEOW-COMEANDPLAYCOMEPLAYWITHJANETHEKITTENWILLNOTPLAYPLAYPLAYPLA" a cat is abused by a child envious of his mother's affections to it and not him.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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At the end of winter, a cat is severely injured and implied to die.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there snakes?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Pecola is raped by her father.
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Bodily Harm
Are any teeth damaged?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Claudia dismembers and takes apart her own doll.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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jennypallister
In detail on page 11.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Mental Health
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flyingpenguin342
It is implied that Pecola's father may be mentally ill, and he rapes his daughter and beats his wife. He goes "mad", and it is implied that the beatings and rape are his drunken way of showing love.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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The theme of this book is a black girl's hatred for her non-blue eyes.
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Star333
The main character wishes to disappear from the world
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Noxious
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It is a book.
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It is a book.
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Pregnancy
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Pecola is raped by her father and miscarries her child.
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Is there childbirth?
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Prejudice
Are there usages of the n-word?
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Is there hate speech?
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The N word is used quite a few times in the book
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Pecola is raped by her father.
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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