1. Sula
In "Sula," Toni Morrison gives us two such individuals, Nel and Sula. ... (p.29) Nel is confined, Sula is free. ... Nel was as wild and excited as Sula was. ... Nel and Sula would not speak again until three years later when Sula was on her deathbed. ... Nel and Sula gain a b...
Toni Morrison's Sula chronicles the unlikely friendship of two very different women. ... Like 1965, Sula represents anti-conservativism. ... For Sula, the marriage vow is not sacred. ... Sula refuses society's interpellation of her. ... In very much the same sense, Sula does the same thing. ...
This same attitude transfers down to her daughter Sula. ... You love her, like I love Sula. ... Sula is crushed by her mother's words, but hides her feelings. At this point Sula is experiencing emotional death. After hearing her mother say that, Sula loses trust in all people. ...
Sula and Nel's fathers are incomprehensible to them one because he is dead and the other because he isn't. ... Life and death are intertwined, one inextricably linked to the other, as can be seen when Sula passes away. ... The most obvious convergence of oppositions involves the two protagonists Sula and Nel. ... Even in color they contrast each other; Nel is cream colored, while Sula is a deep brown. ... Sula's presence provokes widespread loving expression and community togetherness. ...
Her 1970 novel The Bluest Eye was followed by Sula in 1974, which secured Morrison a nomination for the National Book Award. ... For example, when I read her novel Sula, I had a hard time keeping all the characters straight, especially since it jumped from one time period to the next. ...