... Somebody need killin"?" "Half this town need it." "And the other half?" "A drawn-out disease." (pg.96) Even Nel confesses that, "Talking with Sula had always been a conversation with herself."(pg.95) One of the advantages of friendship is being able to know what your friend is thinking without even asking. ... a mysterious appearance. Although basically different, the two girls complement each other and understand one another instantly and intimately. Throughout the book both Nel and Sula fill roles that support what the other is lacking. For example when the girls were 12 they had an en...

• Word Count: 1308
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... times, Eva does not realize that she needs to be more than a physical caretaker. An unrestricted household such as the Peace family, with little emotional attachment and moral responsibilities, causes Sula to become impetuous and independent. Nel's household, however, is very conformist and proper, but also lacks in emotional attachments. Nel's parents marry out of convenience, rather than love. For Nel ... ) "Don't just sit there, honey, you could be pulling your nose" (28) This emotional vacuum compels the girls to seek their missing components in each other's company. During their fri...

• Word Count: 1238
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... structured around the development of friendship. It talks of love, understanding, commitment, betrayal, and coming to the reality of life on hand. Through out the novel Sula is view as being evil for leaving the Bottom and trying to make a change in her life; while Nel is view as conforming to the life of a ... time is her devastating end of friendship with Nel, after she feels betrayed when Nel marries Jude and actually ruins it by sleeping with him. After Sula returns to the Bottom after being gone for ten years, all she encounters in hate and ignorance of the community. Everything tha...

• Word Count: 986
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School