1. Sula
In her novel, Sula, Toni Morrison uses the archetype of the dual self through the friendship of Sula and Nel: the two characters are a part of each other. A pattern occurs in the novel because Sula and Nel are co-dependent. Nel and Sula were so close that they often knew what the other was thinking. For example, one day they were out playing in the grass and they dug holes about the same exact size, and not once did they look up at each other: "Sula lifted her head and joined Nel in the grass play. In concert, without ever meeting each other's eyes, they stroke the blades up and down" (pg.58). They were also so alike and often had the same thoughts that it was hard to distinguish who was who in a conversation. .
"Well, if you change your mind call me.".
"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.
Each possesses qualities that the other lacked. They complete each other. Each girl was an only child and used the other to grow. They find in each other's eyes the intimacy they were looking for:"Their friendship was as intense as it was sudden. They found relief in each other's personality"(pg.53) Sula and Nel are basically soul mates. Nel and Sula complement each other physically and emotionally. Nel is light-colored, almost like the color of sand; in contrast, Sula is a rich, earthy brown. Nel is the picture of innocence and purity; Sula has a birthmark, shaped like a rose, on her eyelid, which gives her 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 encounter with a group of boys who were harassing Nel on their way home from school.
Sula by Toni Morrison Toni Morrison's Sula is a novel that has a theme about the nature of evil. ... She is especially offended by Sula's behavior, because Sula sleeps with her husband. ... Nel's outrage at Sula's actions is similar to the town's anger at Sula and we see the personal hurt that Sula's inconsiderate actions have caused. ... Nel had just gotten married, while Sula left for the city. ... Ignoring her opinion about Sula's actions with Jude, she longs for the Sula saying, "We was girls together. ...
Sula "Sula" by Tony Morrison is the story of a friendship between Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who are opposites in the way of relating to other people, to the world around them, and to themselves. ... Sula is an irrational and transient character. ... Sula overhears her mother, Hannah, say, "I love her [Sula]. ... She loses her true unique self after Sula is gone. ... Nel is Sula's connection to other people, while Sula is Nel's connection to herself. ...
In "Sula," Toni Morrison gives us two such individuals, Nel and Sula. ... (p.29) Nel is confined, Sula is free. ... Nel was as wild and excited as Sula was. ... Nel and Sula would not speak again until three years later when Sula was on her deathbed. ... Nel and Sula gain a b...
The novel Sula written by Toni Morrison is structured around the development of friendship. ... Sula grows up feeling very excluded, guilty and very much unloved. ... Sula in the novel, only cross this line two different time. ... After encountering all the episodes Sula had in the community and having her friendship with Nel fail; the single most important person in her life, Sula feels totally isolated. ... Nel on the other hand is the very direct opposite of Sula. ...
Sula Peace is one of Nel's good friends. ... Nel assures Sula that it was just an accident, but Sula feels terrible. ... Nel is Sula's opposite in many respects. ... Sula grows up feeling guilty and unloved. ... Sula is a novel about ambiguity. ...
This is the meaning of friendship, a theme central to Sula. ... From Sula, the book, we learn the importance of friendship, the pain of betrayal, and the pain of loss. ... From Sula, we watch the girls, Nel and Sula throughout their friendship. ... Take sleeping with your best friend's husband for example, that one act, committed out of ignorance on Sula's part of Nel's feelings. Sula did not realize how she would hurt Nel, by sleeping with Jude. ...
Toni Morrison's Sula chronicles the unlikely friendship of two very different women. ... Like 1965, Sula represents anti-conservativism. ... For Sula, the marriage vow is not sacred. ... Sula refuses society's interpellation of her. ... In very much the same sense, Sula does the same thing. ...
In the end, Sula dies alone in her bed. ... A perfect example is Sula's grandmother Eva. ... Sula acted like anyone would expect. ... Sula may have thrown him, but Nel's apathy was far more evil than Sula's accident. ... (Sula)" "Did he see?...