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Comparison of Sula and Nel Introduction The novel Sula is a fantastic piece of literal art by Toni Morrison. In her book, Morrison casts two main protagonists, Sula and Nel. She cultivates these characters' personalities in a very contrasting way, with each of them coming from different b...

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Comparison of Sula and Nel

Introduction

The novel Sula is a fantastic piece of literal art by Toni Morrison. In her book, Morrison

casts two main protagonists, Sula and Nel. She cultivates these characters' personalities in a very

contrasting way, with each of them coming from different backgrounds. Their individual life

experiences help them figure out and identify who they are. This essay discusses how growing up

in individual households, their community, and their separation in adulthood helped mold and

discover their true selves.

The Community

Sula and Nel come from a fictional town in Ohio in the Bottom, a mostly black community.

The community is situated in the hills above the Medallion community, a wealthier neighborhood,

and primarily white inhabitants. The Bottom was given as a gift to a former slave by a master who

tricked her telling her that it was a great place since it was closer to heaven (Stein). However, the

trick caused a vibrant community's development, making the whites take an interest in it and

destroy much of the town to create a golf course.

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Growing Up

Meanwhile, Sula and Nel's families are greatly contrasted. Nel is a child who has been

brought up in a family rooted in social convention. Her home is very stable, although it could be

characterized as rigid. The conventional life is unsettling for Nel as her mother reinforces them

and requires her to follow in the same footsteps. Her doubts about living this type of life are

enforced and strengthened when she encounters her grandmother Rochelle, the only woman in

their family who lived an unconventional life.

On the other hand, Sula comes from a family that lives contrary to social expectations. She

lives with her mother and her grandmother. Both of these women are viewed by the community as

loose. Her grandmother loves flirting with men though she does not engage in intercourse with

them. However, her daughter sleeps with anyone who takes her interest though she never enters

into relationships with them. Their house serves as a steady stream of borders and a home for three

other adopted boys.

Nel's mother comes from a background of social conformity raised in the deep culture of

religion. Morrison uses her to show the excessive order which stifles a person's personality, a

situation that was seen in the entire Bottom community. Celine raised Helene under strict social

conventions to crush any spark of wildness in her, all of which were characteristics in her mother

Rochelle. Hellene conformed to a middle-class woman's stable life and tried to impart the same in

her daughter, Nel's life. However, despite her conformity linked to the white community in

Medallion, she still suffers from racial discrimination by the white, as seen with her interaction

with the train's conductor. It is evident to Nel that her middle-class status, religion, and conformity

do not protect her from exploitation and discrimination from racism.

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