1. Sula: Black Community in White Society
From the start of the novel's very first chapter, Morrison aims to show the destructive effect of white male-dominated society in the lives of her characters. ... The tale of the Bottom highlights the history of white duplicity and mistreatment of blacks that caused the town on the side of the hills to come about. ... She is reprimanded for entering a white car by the conductor who, despite her elegant and dignified appearance, calls her "gal" and causes her to react with a bedazzling smile (Morrison 20). ... Instead she focuses her narrative on the black community where the white is the ...
- Word Count: 1501
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate