Cholly Breedlove

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Cholly Breedlove is a deeply troubled, abusive father whose traumatic past and internalized racism drive much of the tragedy in Toni Morrison’s novel *The Bluest Eye*.

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Cholly Breedlove canonical 3
Cholly 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Bluest Eye
appearsInGenre African-American literature
literary fiction
backstoryElement abandonment by parents
humiliating sexual experience as a youth
characterArc degeneration and moral collapse
createdBy Toni Morrison
fictionalUniverse The Bluest Eye universe
linked to: The Bluest Eye
firstAppearance The Bluest Eye
gender male
hasChild Pecola Breedlove
hasFirstName Cholly
linked to: Cholly Breedlove
hasLastName Breedlove
hasRole antagonist
father
husband
hasSpouse Pauline Breedlove
hasThemeRelation family dysfunction
internalized racism
masculinity
poverty
racism
sexual violence
shame
trauma
languageOfWork English
literarySignificance central figure in exploring the impact of systemic racism on Black families
narrativeFunction catalyst for Pecola Breedlove’s psychological breakdown
embodies destructive effects of racism
nationality American
portrayedAs abusive father
alcoholic
self-destructive
traumatized
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1970
race African American
linked to: Black Americans
setIn Lorain, Ohio
suffersFrom alcoholism
psychological trauma
workCountryOfOrigin United States

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Bluest Eye character Cholly Breedlove
Pecola Breedlove hasFather Cholly Breedlove
Cholly Breedlove hasFirstName Cholly
linked to: Cholly Breedlove
Pauline Breedlove hasSpouse Cholly Breedlove