Innocently Azure

As we start the story of The Bluest Eye, we are introduced to the protagonist (or whom I believe to be the protagonist), Claudia. It seems apparent that she is an adult, looking back and narrating the story in the perspective of her younger self and stuff like that. Her perspective is unique, as I mentioned and predicted in the previous post, as our narrator seems to be a simultaneously mature and young lady with a possibly (probably) disturbed past.

As a child, Claudia is prone to crying, afraid of being beaten and stuff. It's clear she doesn't understand everything, and the innocence of a little girl is portrayed well. For example, when Claudia's mother is angry, Claudia thinks that her mom is angry at her, when in actuality she is angry at her sickness. As the narrator shifts from past to present, Claudia wonders whether everything was as she remembered. She concludes that there was a lot of love involved.

The discrimination is quite apparent in the following situations, where harsh (or raw? What is this) language makes a stark contrast between the innocent eyes perceiving it. A lot of the text seems to show innocence and purity, all the while having an underlying darker tone.

Then the innocence crumbles away...