Who Could Hate Shirley Temple? The Bluest Eye Who Could Hate Shirley Temple?

Chalk Talk Activity “I couldn’t join them in their adoration because I hated Shirley Temple. Not because she was cute, but because she danced with Bojangles, who was my friend, my uncle, my daddy, and who ought to have been soft-shoeing it and chuckling with me.” (19)

Bill Bojangles Robinson Images Shirley Temple Bill Bojangles Robinson Give the first word that comes to mind when you see this picture.

“…because she danced with Bojangles”

Who Could Hate Shirley Temple? Why does Claudia have an “unsullied hatred” for Shirley Temple? What does Shirley Temple represent to Claudia? What else does Claudia “hate”? Keep track of white influences in this book and how various characters react to these influences.