“The novel addresses the psychological and political implications of black people's commitment to a standard of beauty (the ideal of blond hair and blue eyes)…” (Smith 364). Her desire to have blue eyes was so strong that once she was told her prayers had been answered, she never saw herself the same way again. From that moment on, Pecola Breedlove thought her eyes were blue. The final chapter of The Bluest Eye shows the dialogue between Pecola and an imaginary figure that Pecola had created, discussing his blueness.