... by his arms and swings him around. Chicken Little loses grip and is flung into the river and drowns. Nel and Sula don't tell anyone about the accident and Chicken's body is found later that afternoon by a bargeman. Following the incident, Sula and Nel begin to grow apart. A year later, Sula's mother Hannah burns to death when her skirt catches on ... in an adult home. Nel and Sula's friendship dissolves once again. Sula develops a passionate affair with Ajax, a man she has known since she was twelve. He leaves her once she starts to feel possessive of him- the one thing she has never wa...

• Word Count: 1171
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School