Maureen Peal
Title
Maureen Peal
Subject
The Bluest Eye
Description
"This disrupter of seasons was a new girl in school named Maureen Peal. A high-yellow dream child with long brown hair braided into two lynch ropes that hung down her back. she was rich, at least by our standards, as rich as the richest of the white girls, swaddled in comfort and care. The quality of her clothes threatened to derange Frieda and me."
Maureen Peal is a new student at the girls' school. She is the ideal child: rich, beautiful, and loved.
Maureen Peal is a new student at the girls' school. She is the ideal child: rich, beautiful, and loved.
Creator
Toni Morrison
Source
The Bluest Eye
Contributor
Kennedi Ford
Language
English
Citation
Toni Morrison, “Maureen Peal,” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed April 23, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/341.