Sula Chain Of Motherhood
Taylor Koch
2/6/12
Multicultural Lit. Gaic4Ok~ The Chain of Motherhood One of the main themes in Toni Morrison’s novel Sula is the strong influence of family and friends. The main characters of the novel are Sula Peace and Nel Wright; both of these characters come from completely opposite types of families. Sula and Nel never wanted to be like their mothers, but their mothers influence them so much that they turn into exactly what their mothers are like. Eva Peace was a very independent woman, and she even lost her leg so she could feed her family, but she never really connected emotionally with her children. This caused her daughter Hannah to not know how to love Sula. “Sure you do. You love her, like I love Sula. I just …show more content…
Sula inherited this from her mother who had the same views. Sula lives in many parts of the country, and does whatever she wants never settling down. When Sula meets Ajax she thinks it will be just another one night stand, but then she falls deeply in love with him. Then after sometime Ajax leaves her and Sula is devastated. “…And if I didn’t even know his name, then there is nothing I did know and have known nothing ever at all since the one thing I wanted was to know his name so how could he help but leave me since he was making love to a woman who didn’t even know his name,”(136). When Sula finds Ajax driver’s license she realizes that she never actually knew his real name, so she felt that their relationship was a lie. Because Sula is such an independent woman she wanted to pretend that the whole relationship wasn’t …show more content…
She is very controlling woman and has many values and morals, because she wants to prove she is nothing like her mother. Helene teaches her daughter her same beliefs and values, and she often comes on a little strong. These causes Nel to want to rebel from her mother and to be nothing like her. “The trip, perhaps, or her new found me-ness, gave her the strength to cultivate a friend in spite of her mother,” (29). Nel mainly starts to spend time with Sula, because she knows her mother would not approve. After Helene’s grandmother’s funeral Nel sees how her mother acted and she is afraid that she’ll be like her mother. “I’m me. I’m not their daughter. I’m not Nel. I’m me. Me,” (28). In this quote you can tell how desperate Nell wants her own identity that she creates not her
2/6/12
Multicultural Lit. Gaic4Ok~ The Chain of Motherhood One of the main themes in Toni Morrison’s novel Sula is the strong influence of family and friends. The main characters of the novel are Sula Peace and Nel Wright; both of these characters come from completely opposite types of families. Sula and Nel never wanted to be like their mothers, but their mothers influence them so much that they turn into exactly what their mothers are like. Eva Peace was a very independent woman, and she even lost her leg so she could feed her family, but she never really connected emotionally with her children. This caused her daughter Hannah to not know how to love Sula. “Sure you do. You love her, like I love Sula. I just …show more content…
Sula inherited this from her mother who had the same views. Sula lives in many parts of the country, and does whatever she wants never settling down. When Sula meets Ajax she thinks it will be just another one night stand, but then she falls deeply in love with him. Then after sometime Ajax leaves her and Sula is devastated. “…And if I didn’t even know his name, then there is nothing I did know and have known nothing ever at all since the one thing I wanted was to know his name so how could he help but leave me since he was making love to a woman who didn’t even know his name,”(136). When Sula finds Ajax driver’s license she realizes that she never actually knew his real name, so she felt that their relationship was a lie. Because Sula is such an independent woman she wanted to pretend that the whole relationship wasn’t …show more content…
She is very controlling woman and has many values and morals, because she wants to prove she is nothing like her mother. Helene teaches her daughter her same beliefs and values, and she often comes on a little strong. These causes Nel to want to rebel from her mother and to be nothing like her. “The trip, perhaps, or her new found me-ness, gave her the strength to cultivate a friend in spite of her mother,” (29). Nel mainly starts to spend time with Sula, because she knows her mother would not approve. After Helene’s grandmother’s funeral Nel sees how her mother acted and she is afraid that she’ll be like her mother. “I’m me. I’m not their daughter. I’m not Nel. I’m me. Me,” (28). In this quote you can tell how desperate Nell wants her own identity that she creates not her