Sula (Toni Morrison)

 
 
 
 
Two of the main themes in Toni Morrison's (1982) revolve around poverty and racism. Morrison uses racism against African Americans to demonstrate its demoralizing and crippling impact on identity, community, and upward mobility. Morrison uses poverty to show that those who are discriminated against often suffer the same impact from poverty as they do racism. Sula's maturity in the novel shows an African American woman break through the barriers of racism and poverty. To do so, Sula must often embody two identities in order to traverse between the community of the Bottom and among white, educated society.

The impact of racism and poverty on the African Americans living in the Bottom is significant. This impact comes not only from dominant, prejudiced white society but also from the interactions of those at Bottom as they react to its pressures. For example, Eva is abandoned by the father of her children. Jude betrays his wife Nel by having an affair. Plum is a drug addict and Eva com


     
 
 
 
    

 

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