Title: The Bluest Eye

Author: Tony Morrison

Genre: Novel

Setting: Urban Lorain Ohio in the 1930s

Point of view: First and third Person

Main Characters: Pecola Breedlove, Frieda and Claudia Mac Teer, Mrs. Breedlove--Pecola's mother, and Cholly Breedlove--Pecola's father

Minor Characters: Pauline Breedlove, Sammy Breedlove, and other relatives.

Tone/Mood: Melancholy, depressed and sad

Literary Device: Flashback, imagery, indirect and direct characterization, metaphors, and repetition