Does the dog die?
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The Bluest Eye
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izzie
Old dog is poisoned so it 'dies already'.
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Pecola's parents beat each other. Claudia's parents spank them for misbehavior.
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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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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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Pecola is raped by her father.
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Bodily Harm
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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flyingpenguin342
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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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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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 body dysmorphia?
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Anoyint
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
Is there shakey cam?
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It is a book.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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It is a book.
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Pecola is raped by her father and miscarries her child.
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Prejudice
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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
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Pecola is raped by her father.
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