Author: Tony Morrison

Genre: Novel

Setting: Urban Lorain Ohion in the 1930s, the house of Mac Teers, streets, parks

Point of view: First and third Person

Main Characters: Pecola Breedlove, Frieda Mac Teer and Claudia Mac Teer

Minor Characters: Pauline Breedlove, Cholly Breedlove and Sammy Breedlove

Tone/Mood: Melancholy, depressed and sad

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

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