Themes in Toni Morrison's novel Sula

There are several themes in Toni Morrison's novel Sula that deal with opposites, including love and hate and good and evil. These themes are illustrated by many of the characters, such as the main characters Sula and Nel, Sula's grandmother Eva, and the townspeople. Sula and Nel meet when they are 12 and become best friends, but as they grow older, their interests and values pull them apart. The love Nel has for Sula as her best friend turns to hatred when both females betray each other. Although after Sula's death at the end of the novel, Nel realizes that Sula is good not bad, and that she loves Sula more than she hates her.

Both characters are African American females living in a racially segregated, conventional small town in Ohio. As they become women, Nel accepts the conventional role for women, marries, has children and conform

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