MacTeer family
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The MacTeer family is a Black working-class household in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," known for providing a relatively stable and loving environment for their daughters and a foster child, Pecola Breedlove.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Bluest Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caresFor |
Claudia MacTeer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frieda MacTeer NERFINISHED ⓘ Pecola Breedlove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Bluest Eye (1970) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Claudia MacTeer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frieda MacTeer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. MacTeer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. MacTeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeDescribedAs | crowded but warm ⓘ |
| languageContext | African American Vernacular English influences ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | illustrates effects of racism and poverty on Black families ⓘ |
| narrativePerspectiveConnection | Claudia MacTeer as partial narrator ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
emotionally supportive
ⓘ
financially struggling ⓘ strict but nurturing ⓘ |
| providesEnvironment |
loving household
ⓘ
relatively stable home ⓘ |
| residesInFictionalLocation | Lorain, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
contrast to the Breedlove family
ⓘ
embodiment of Black working-class resilience ⓘ source of relative security for children ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| supportsTheme |
childhood and loss of innocence
ⓘ
family as protection against social violence ⓘ |
| takesIn | Pecola Breedlove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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