Mental Illness In Pecola Breedlove's Disease

The mental health rate is higher than it ever has been in recent history. Approximately one in four people in the world will have a mental illness at some point in their life. Although the mentally ill population is increasing, many individuals are refusing to seek help from doctors or psychologists in order for their mental health to improve. Because of this many individuals are often left untreated and will be more likely to commit suicide or commit a crime. Many wonder why people with a mental ill decide to get help from the resources around them. Individuals with a mental illness are often unaware of their mental state and are left untreated due to the stigma, lack of knowledge, and lack of facilities and programs involving mental health.
Individuals with a mental illness can be found anywhere in the world. From a person on the street to s character in a television show, mentally ill citizens can be found anywhere throughout the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has found that “one in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives” (Geneva et al. 1). With a large amount of the population in the world, it is surprising to view the large amount of stigma and discrimination each mentally ill individual faces in their lifetime.
She is foster child who lives in a small house with two other girls, Claudia and Frieda MacTeer, and their parents, she is raped by her father, Cholly, and eventually becomes pregnant. Throughout the novel she yearns for blue eyes because she believes they will make her beautiful. Towards the end of the novel Pecola finally obtains her blue eye, but only by losing her sanity. Claudia, the narrator of the novel, states the isolation Pecola faces after she loses her sanity and how the townspeople used Pecola as a reason to make themselves more beautiful and happy. This is seen when the novel