Sula Greed Quotes

Rather than being connected with a rose, an inanimate object of classical femininity, she is now paralleled to “a copperhead”, a poisonous snake with clear negative connotations. Sula is a snake in the Garden of Eden that constitutes the conventional black community of the Bottom, the embodiment of vice. This association robs her of any redeemable or human qualities.

The climax of the story is when Nel finally confronts Sula. Each girl carried demons, guilt, and frustration over their lives and their choices. Nel finally vents her anger and pain and asks for an explanation from Sula. Nel's " thighs were truly empty and dead too, and it was Sula who had taken the life from them" (Morrison pg. 110-111). After leaving Eva at the home, Nel is so upset that she heads to Sula's grave. She sadly thinks about how none of the townspeople mourned her death. Nel calls out for Sula and it is then she finally forgives her for cheating with Jude. She starts crying, for the first time in years. Nel finally finds peace by grieving for Sula. When reading that part I think it was then that she realized it was Sula who she was missing & not Jude. When reading the story I couldn’t help but feel mixed emotions for Sula. It was a combination of sadness for all

As children, Guitar poses as Milkmans mentor and best friend. When Milkman was involved in a fight and was injured, Guitar was the one who cleaned him up and put him back on his feet. Milkman expresses Guitar as, “wise and kind and fearless”(Morrison 47). He always envied Guitar because he was the man Milkman always wanted to be. The book describes Guitar to be fully conscious of where he came from which makes Milkman jealous. Guitars pride and confidence in himself is sustained by Milkmans inquisitiveness and obliviousness regarding his identity. As shown in the text, “As the stars made themselves visible, Milkman tried to figure what was true and what part of what was true had anything to do with him”(Morrison 75). This is a point of self reflection Milkman has which shows his vulnerability. Milkman faces this identity crisis because of his upbringing.

Stella and Helen have contrary ambitions from one another. Helen is very family-oriented which affects her marriage in a positive way. She is an obedient wife, loyal and supportive towards her husband. She avoids crossing boundaries with Stephen that would trigger any previous connections. Helen remains faithful to Cornelius, “In spite of her youth, in spite of her natural impulses, she avoided all intimacies that might even indefinitely disturb Cornelius” (138). She would never jeopardize her marriage by being involved with other men, even with one she dearly loved. Helen is respectful to her husband unlike, Stella who desires the company of other men.

The Pearl The book The Pearl is about a man named kino who finds a pearl worth the winning lottery ticket. The essential question of the assignment is how does John Steinbeck develop the theme that materialism and greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior, such as violence. There are many examples of greed around the Pearl in this book. In chapter 5 an example of greed is when Juana tries to throw the pearl out in the ocean in the morning when Kino is asleep.

On page 2 paragraph 5, it starts off with the following sentences, "And yet she had loved him—sometimes. Often, she had not. What did it matter!" Why marry someone in which you did not love? A small amount of affection will not last you the years of marriage that they are bound to. It is society, which includes the parents of the women during this the 19th century, that installed this mentality in these women that they must be married in order to have a source of life. They depended on these men to provide for them, and became completely dependent on the men they

From then on, Sula lives an experimental life with no center or spot around which she can grow. “For that reason she felt no compulsion to verify herself—to be consistent with herself” (119). Sula becomes an outcast, and she is aware of it. She converts her nihilism into her sexuality by having sex with men as often as she is able to. Nevertheless, a contradiction underlies Sula’s philosophy towards life and sex. Although Sula finds pleasure and joy, sex is the only place where she can find what she is searching for-sorrow and the capacity to experience intense misery in life. While experiencing sexual pleasure, Sula consumes the nada of life:

I want it that’s all I know; I have no idea why I just know that I’ll do anything for it. I think the desire started the moment I saw the way the ring gleamed in the sun with a radiance nothing could rival. I can picture the blue beauty that lies locked behind glass on my hand drawing the eyes of all. Without a second of hesitation, I looked to the man behind the counter. “I want it.”

Humans will always be greedy. It is a reality of our species, shown in little things we do or say to others who can give us what we want. Humans tend to overlook it sometimes; it happens too often that one would end up insane if he or she saw every last little greedy thing we did. However, it is impossible to overlook in the Pearl; in fact, it plays a large role in the book.

Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen - literally, ouch! - booth teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom.

A strong friendship bonds Sula and Nel closely which has a great influence on both of their lives. Nel casts her dreams in usual ambitions and sacrifices her independence to traditional values such as marriage and motherhood, while Sula becomes isolated from society seeking her independency. In this novel, the friendship between Sula and Nel went through an obstacle course of emotions and relationships. Sula’s betrayal towards Nel led to an undeniable outcome of becoming dependent. As Sula lived her life selfishly and only seeking her pleasure, she had to live with one consequence.

“Shut up”, Sate responded, his eyes seemed locked at his own eyes in the mirror. It was strange for him to see his usually nice and kind eyes in such darkness forfeited.

" She was very far from wishing to dwell on her own feelings, or to represent herself as suffering much, any otherwise than as the self command she had practised since her first knowledge of Edward's engagement... (p220)"

Though, despite this sexual violence in each text, sexual freedom is also explored. In Sula, Sula and Nel represent two ways women can lead their lives in their communities. Nel leads a life of sacrifice and righteousness, by deciding to marry and settle down in Bottom. Sula represents the opposite of this through self-realisation and sexual expression. She leaves Bottom after Nel’s marriage and returns a new woman with new experiences, which results in her becoming an outsider of the community while still being a part of it. Sex has little meaning to her in ways that it would for others and “Sula's search for self is conducted by way of having indiscriminate sexual relations with the community's husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers is immaterial

She also emasculates her own son, calling him Plum Baby rather than his birth name. The sheer strength of Eva is evident when she chooses to murder her own son rather than allow him to suffer any longer. This idea of emasculating men is also apparent when Sula and Nel come across the Irish boys. Sula’s strength is evident when she cuts off the tip of her finger and she threatens them with far worse than cutting off their fingers. “If I can do that to myself, what you suppose I’ll do to you?”(Morrison 55), she asks as she alludes to castrating the boys. “The images attached to marriage in Sula are far from complimentary, with this social institution literally signalling the death of female imagination and individuality” (Carmean 37-38). For men, marriage becomes a confirmation of their manhood in a society where they are constantly oppressed and made to feel inferior to both their male and female white counterparts. Jude sees marriage as an opportunity to have “some posture of adulthood recognised” (Morrison 82). Morrison attempts to break down the traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Sexually, Sula is more like a man than a woman. She wants to make herself and not define or be defined by others. “The sexual act for Sula becomes an act of self-exploration and independence” (Carmean 40) Sula is able to provide for herself from some unspecified source and is not