👥African-American women in the book adopt a form of almost-white behavior to please white people.
😺Junior's mother loves the cat more than him, leading him to hurt the cat and blame it on Pecola.
👫Junior secretly admires black boys but tries to fit in with white children.
🐱The cat scratches Pecola, but they eventually develop a bond.
👘Geraldine sees Pecola as a symbol of all the African-Americans she rejects and insults her with racist words.