The Bluest Eye Part 2

After reading on in the story, it's clear that Morrison's purpose is to reveal the harsh realities of racism and segregation of black people during the time. Pecola and the girls did not have any knowledge on menstruation and how it works so it's obvious that they weren't too educated and the fact that Pecola wants to have blue eyes in order to feel beautiful shows the insecurity she felt. The fact that she's abused by other kids, her parents, and isn't social with anyone besides Claudia and Frieda shows that Morrison wanted to prove that especially in the 1940s, people were being frowned upon for being of a certain race or having a certain skin color. Those being degraded would end up feeling that they need to be like whatever it is that is looked up to in order to gain acceptance from others and that is exactly what Pecola's issue is in the story.