Samuel Breedlove - Samuel Breedlove is Pecola 's older brother. During his childhood, he frequently ran away from home. After Cholly rapes Pecola, he runs away for good. Claudia and Frieda MacTeer - Claudia and Frieda MacTeer are two poor young black girls from Lorain, Ohio. Claudia narrates parts of The Bluest Eye .
Life is hard for the sisters, but they are protected by their stern yet loving parents .
After Cholly Breedlove burns down his family's house, Pecola comes to stay with the MacTeers. Frieda and Claudia quickly befriend her. Claudia resists the white ideal of beauty that entrances Pecola. She hates Shirley Temple and dismembers a blond, blue-eyed baby doll she was given for Christmas. The two sisters are loyal to Pecola, defending her against the taunts of their classmates and truly pitying her after the rape.