... friendship with Nel, which constitutes the rising action of the plot. In the seventh chapter, Nel marries, causing Sula to leave The Bottom for ten years. Part One of the novel ends with Sula's departure. When Sula returns to Medallion, Part Two begins, and the plot resumes and moves rapidly toward Sula's death. She betrays Nel by sleeping with Jude in the eighth section; the ... ; and in the tenth section vilifies her, she dies, believing her life had no meaning or purpose. In the eleventh chapter, Nel visits Eva and is forced to admit that she was probably more evil than Sula. Addition...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... ?"(Morrison, 69). The expressions of love take precedence over the care of living, and Eva's logic does mitigate that fact. And though Eva cries about burning Plum and holds him close before she lights the fire, she nonetheless soaks him in kerosene and resolutely throws a torch onto the bed where ... human emotions is her first inkling of the complicated world of adulthood (Basu, 4). The power of love is evident in the friendship of Nel and Sula. Sula and Nel had a very complex relationship, but in the end they both realized how precious friendship was to them and they overcame their di...

• Word Count: 2614
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School