... during her teen years that eventually results in her becoming an unwed teenage mother. In the novel, "Sula" by Toni Morrison a similar situation evolves. Sula's mother, Hannah was devoted to the practice and pleasures of sensuality. After being exposed to this type of behavior Sula set out to explore this self-indulgence that had merged in her. Another point of intersection with "I Know ... Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Sula" is how the books reveal a girl's coming-of-age experience in a small town with a black community, the attitude ... of whites, and the social and political tensio...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School