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  • Society Of Hannah And Sula
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    In Toni Morrison's Sula, the society of Hannah and Sula is divided over each character's sexual choices. Even though they both engage in the same activities, they are each judged for these actions differently. Society has no qualms with the sexual choices of Hannah. Her character sleeps with many men throughout the novel, and all the while, society never objects. This is because she was once married. After her husband died she longed for the touch and embrace of another man a man who might fill ...
  • Sula The Bluest Eye African American Folklore
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    Sula & The Bluest Eye (Term Paper) African American folklore is arguably the basis for most African American literature. In a country where as late as the 1860's there were laws prohibiting the teaching of slaves, it was necessary for the oral tradition to carry the values the group considered significant. Transition by the word of mouth took the place of pamphlets, poems, and novels. Themes such as the quest for freedom, the nature of evil, and the powerful verses the powerless became the theme...
  • Culturally Rich Family Morrison
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    Toni Morrison Toni Morrisons cultural heritage continues to shape her life and writing. On February 18th, 1931 (Shockley 112), baby Chloe Anthony Wofford was born in Lorain, Ohio to Ramah Willis Wofford and George Wofford, a shipyard welder (Draper 1422). Chloes grandparents lived with her family (Showalter 320). Despite the Great Depression of the 1930's, Chloes family stayed close-knit and supported one another (Morrison Encarta). After graduating from Lorain High School in 1949, Chloe left fo...
  • Sula And Nel
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    The best way to sum up Nel and Sula lies in a quote from the novel Sula. Morrison tells the reader that two very different black girls grew up in the Bottom. The first speaks of Nel, described by the narrator as one whose parents had succeeded in rubbing [her] down to a dull glow any sparkle or sputter she had (24). A townswoman describes when Sula drank beer she never belched (136). Obviously these two characters are extremely diverse. Sula felt no regret, and Nel was a nobody. Through differen...
  • Toni Morrison's Sula The Concept Of Self Identity
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    "Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle", wrote Lewis Carroll in his famous novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, implying that the self is a complex entity and that identity is a mysterious conundrum difficult to unravel. The puzzling theme of identity and self-discovery is one prominent in literature around the world, specifically in American literature. This theme overrides in many of Toni Morrison's works, including Sula. Although she does not declare identity as one of the bas...

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