Claudia in 'The Bluest Eye' is torn between the materialistic world that the adults are constantly trying to force on her and her own desire for emotional experience (p.21-22). Does anyone see this desire in connection with the 'memories' on p.36? 'There were no memories among those pieces...no memories to be cherished'
For me, in order to have memories, there must be some sort of experience involved beforehand. I think what Toni Morrison is trying to convey is the prevalence of a lack of emotional experience among the main characters in the book.
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I don't think that Claudia is torn between the materialistic world but rather completely against it. She is very aware of how popular culture is marketed to whites and seems to resent the fact. As a result of this resentment, Claudia refuses to conform to that standard of wanting to be like the popular and rich white culture. Obviously, this is the exact opposite Pecola who wants to have blue eyes and is drawn to Shirley Temple.
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