... after Sula overhears her mother stating that she does not like her: "I love Sula. I just don't like her" (Morrison 57). Hearing this is also crucial for the consequent development of Sula's character: thinking that her family members do not care about her leads Sula to reject her family ... to be" (Morrison 52). The two girls become friends because they have a lot in common- they grew up in the same neighborhood and community, they are the same age, same race and gender and therefore, they understand each other's problems and needs. What Sula and Nel experience in ... provides Sula with...

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