Toni Morrison, an African American novelist born in 1931, has since produced nine novels from 1970 onward and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Many of Morrison's work explores a common theme pertaining to the African American "black" identity in society. Common literary devices can be repeatedly spotted in all Morrison's work, which are mostly satires that mocks the American society. Morrison's work mostly focuses on the "black" community suppress and influence by a more dominating white
Summary- "Sula", written by Toni Morrison, is a beautiful story about friendship and love. The novel follows two girls, Sula and Nel. The story takes place in a mostly black community called “The Bottom”. Every year, the town participates in National Suicide Day. This intense day was created by a man named Shadrack after returning home from war as a hurt man, unable to accept the realities of the real world. Despite the fact that Nel and Sula were raised in completely different families, they eventually
Toni Morrison’s novel, Sula follows the lives of two women, Nel Wright and Sula Peace, and the struggles they and their friendship face through sexism, racism, and the fault of each other and their community. Sula Peace is a courageous, independent, feminist woman who is detested by her community, which creates contrast between her and her best friend, Nel Wright. Unlike Sula, Nel followed the more traditional lifestyle of getting married and becoming a mother and well-respected woman of the community
Sula by Toni Morrison is the story of Sula Peace and her best friend Nel, who, after a tragic accident, become enemies and live separate lives. The following passage comes from the imminent death of Sula, who lies alone in bed, very ill and weak. Prior to the passage, Nel had come to restore their broken friendship but does not get the answers she wants from Sula, so she leaves Sula to die alone The death and reflections carry the theme that mistakes are inevitable and can permanently alter ones
Motherlove and maternity are key concepts in Toni Morrison's novel, Sula. The portrayal of a mother in today’s society is typically nurturing, gentle, and supportive. The novel does not address these positive aspects of motherhood, but rather focuses on the destructiveness of a mother’s love. Dayle B. Delancey suggests that the "leitmotif of motherlove as killer" (1) is the main theme in the novel. Diane Gillespie and Missy Kubischek also propose that women proceed through three stages of moral development