In her novel Sula, Toni Morrison immerses the reader in the rich and diverse lives to be found in the black community of Medallion. ... Morrison portrays their everyday struggles and in doing so exposes white ignorance of black culture and ways of life. ... Cynthia Davis notes that, "All of Morrison's characters exist in a world defined by its blackness and by the surrounding white society that both violates and denies it (Davis 217)." ... Morrison continues to portray blacks as on the outside of the dominant culture, members of the Other. ... The bargeman's immediate conclusion that...

• Word Count: 1501
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate