One thing that's ironic in The Bluest Eye is the the term of being ruined. In the novel, the prostitutes are the ruined ones. The neighbors talk about them saying that they are ruined and have no reason to be living; however, characters are even more ruined than they show out to be. The prostitutes in the book are independent and care-free while the Polly is barely hanging on to life. She is dependent on her job not because of the pay but because that is the only thing that keeps her sane and happy.
On another note, the rape of Pecola is another ironic part. Cholly, when he was young, was embarrassed when he was forced to do a sexual act by two white men. The act of him raping his daughter is tied back to that moment because he embarrasses Pecola and forces the act on her.
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