What I immediately noticed was that the first "section" (its not titled so I don't wish to say chapter) was that, with its short and overly simple sentences, it closely resembled a small children's book. However, though the format gave this impression the actual content of the sentences was far from that. The sentences set up a child that live in a busy household with a family in a "pretty house" but she strangely feels all alone. Then, having noticed that, I subsequently noted that when there were "chapter titles" they were excerpts from the short story in the very beginning. The second unmarked "section" gives either a foreshadowing or a flashback (which I have yet to discover) of why the main character is as she is or why she will become what she is. Both of these unmarked sections happen before the marked sections begin, being labeled with the four seasons (a possible symbol). Each of these marked four sections has some titled and untitled chapters. I also discovered some possible themes while reading these pages: the outdoors being some irrevocable fact that defines and compliments our metaphysical condition; change is adjustment without improvement; pain is not only endurable, but sweet; ugliness comes from one's conviction and can thus be utilized.
OK, so it's time to digress a bit to something a bit more entertaining (but still related to my book). Some random bits I noticed as I was reading were actually not quite as random as I originally thought. So in one part of the story Pecola, who is the main character, goes to a candy shop and outside of it sees a dandelion and thinks it is pretty and wonders why the adults call it a weed. Then, after she goes in and buys her Mary Janes from the white candy shop owner she comes out, sees the same dandelion and ALSO calls it a weed. Her ideas of beauty changed in so short a time, it was crazy; she now believes that if it is not accepted by others something cannot be beautiful. Blue is something that has been popping up a lot as I have been reading, not as just the color but as blue eyes. It seems to be some sort of commentary on the social conceptions of beauty, blue eyes (actually being a mutation developed over hundreds of years) is considered to be beautiful and the "norm," ironically enough. Another thing that seems to be a symbol is references to things musical