ver be in such a position:
It was on that train, shuffling toward Cincinnati, that she resolved to be on guard---always. She wanted to make certain that no man ever looked at her that way. That no midnight eyes or marbled flesh would ever accost her and turn her into jelly (Morrison 22).
Nel is the female character who lives a life in which sexuality is hidden. Sula, on the other hand, takes the opposite road, and lives a life of open sexuality. In the African-American culture as pictured by Morrison, sexuality is a powerful force, although it can be resisted. Nel is the character who shows the rewards of living a conservative life, while Sula shows the rewards of living the life of a sexual rebel, doing what she wants to do when she wants to do it. Both characters pay a price for their choic
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