Response to Morrison

"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." Page 93

Snowflakes are beautiful and unique. They're great to look at and see up close. Once they melt the beauty is gone for good. Pecola's visit to Junior's house is probably like a snowflake. She sees the beauty of it and she is so entranced by it. Then when Junior throws his mother's cat and his mother accuses her of it Pecola is once again brought back to the reality of ugliness. The pavement is destroying the snowflakes and Pecola wants the beauty to last so she doesn't want to see it destroyed like at the house.