I find the way the story commences to be intriguing. It starts out with a story of the ideal American family playing like a broken record. Jane lives in a beautiful green and white house, she has two parents and a cat and they are all very happy. Her mother is nice and her father is strong. Jane is perfect and has a kitten and a dog. It appears as though Jane is the perfect contrast of Pecola Breedlove. Jane has security. Pecola has none. The first chapter is a titled from a line from this song, the song most of us hear as a painful backround to our lives......to be cont'd