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I believe that when Sula died and Nel wouldn't have visited Sula that both of them would've felt some type of way and Sula would've wished Nel came and Nel would've regretted not seeing Sula before she died.
Ajax leaving Sula relates to the real world because ajax went off for his own reasons and wasn't really invested as he thought he would be in the beginning. Even though they had a great time I believe that it had gotten to a point where it was to much and he didn't think he should put up with stuff like that in a relationship and people do this now a days. People leave the other partner when there not happy or dont see a solution to fixing the problem, and this leads to divorces or breakups.

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1. It is important that the book is written in a black perspective because it portrays the hardships people of color endure. Through the book, the author can highlight her own experience, in contrast to other literary works that erase personal experiences of true people of color, as well as their representation.
2. I believe that Eva's true intentions for killing Plum are hidden within his heroin addiction. It wasn't necessarily that he was regressing, but more so that Eva had sacrificed so much to raise her kids as a single mother, explicitly stating that raising Plum was by far the hardest. Eva knew that if she hadn't sacrificed him, she wouldn't have been able to refuse taking Plum under her care again.

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I believe that Eva didn't just kill Plum for her own benefit but was actually doing it for him as well.

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I believe that Ajax was more attracted to the chase of getting Sula rather than the point where it was actually time to setting down with her.

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Ajax never really loved Sula, she just loved the idea of her, so when she started to become more attached, he backed out not wanting to be apart of anything long-term .

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1. If Nel wouldn't have gone to visit Sula before she died, she would have regretted that. Nel was mad at Sula but still went to visit Sula because she still cared for her.
2. The chapters being in years helps keep the book organized.

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1. Gentrification affected the characters because it was difficult for the people of the bottom to find jobs and provide for their families. All the opportunities for the black citizens of the bottom were quickly taken away by their white counterparts of the valley.
2. Ajax leaving Sula relates to the real world because he went into the relationship thinking she was just a tool for him but when it started getting real he left. Just like many men in the real world Sula would attract the male gaze of a non-committal woman who knows what she's doing in bed. Ajax was attracted to her freedom but when she gave it up for him he lost interest.

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1. Eva's response to Plum's mental health issues contrast heavily with how society responds to these issues now. Society now is much more focused towards rehabilitation and treatment, while Eva ignored her son's problems and murdered him.
2. Toni separated the chapters into years to create a chronological story that portrays the relationship between Nel and Sula. Making the story follow a chronological order shows how the two women met, grew up, and became estranged over time. It is also important that the story set up both characters' backgrounds at the beginning to better show the contrast between the two.
3. Ajax is only attracted to Sula in the first place because she defies the societal norms for women. Sula's attachment dries him away because it turns her into a more standard woman for thee time. Ajax doesn't think that she is unique anymore and what brought him to her is no longer there.
4. Most of Morrison's characters are totally void of any morality. They constantly do things that sere only to help them and have disastrous consequences for the people around them. Eva burns her son alive after learning about his heroin addiction. Nel and Sula kill Chicken Little on accident and leave him to drown instead of trying to help him or even recover his body.

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1. I think that the chapters are represented by years because it helps show the passage of time and it helps show that the characters develop over time.
2. The mothers in the book love their children in different ways, ways that aren't the usual depiction of motherly love that we see.

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I think that if Nel never went to go visit Sula on her deathbed, she would always have regret that she was never able to get everything she wanted off her chest to one of her childhood friends.

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1. Sula breaks gender norms by freely expressing her sexuality despite society view them. She broke from those norms and they didn't like that because she wasn't representing the proper female norm.
2.How does Sula relate to Kate Chopins "The Story Of An Hour"? I think it relates because Eva and Mallard both lost their loved ones yet didn't react the same as someone would today.

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Sula slept with Jude to change up things in her life because she was afraid of things being consistent. She made it clear to Nel that her sleeping with him meant nothing and she did not have feelings for him.

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It relates to the real world since Ajax was only attracted to Sula because of her independence but when Sula became possessive he left her. This reflects to the real world as relationships don't last when there is change because some don't like the change so they leave the relationship.

The setting affect the story since it is infertile and in the top of the mountain it reflects that the community is poor.

Sula slept with Jude because she wanted to feel what Nell felt and not the usual void that she felt in the relationships.

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Ajax left Sula because he was intimidated of her change and her feminine dominant behavior. This relates to the real world today because men like to be in control and don't want their partner to overpower them so in order to avoid feeling submissive, Ajax left her instead.

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- Plums mental issues reflected the negative idea of how badly it can affect someone to be mentally destroyed due to trauma. She thinks there is no other way to help him because of his mental illness. Like today's society, the help for mentally ill people is not very good and they use very bad resorts.
-  The setting effects the characters because of it being destroyed, being old, and historical. This historical place called The Bottom is a place where these people have lived for a long time, it is their place in a way and they still reflect the values taught in this gentrified area.
- The theme good vs evil demonstrates how in times the good is not always viewed as the correct way to think of things, but the evil is also viewed as incorrect as well. An example could be that Eva abandoning her children can show good, as she left them with a better place than she could've provided, but bad because she had abandoned her children. It shows good vs evil is subjective and can be thought of in different lights and perspectives even today.
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I feel that Toni Morrison made the parts in year since it assists with bettering build up the progression of time, and we can appropriately decide the manner by which characters change.

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1. The reason why Eva killed her son because Eva’s love for her son drove her to hurt him and she didn’t want to see him suffer. Eva believed that she cared for her son and sacrificed so much for him that what she was doing was right. She decided to burn him because when he came back from War he had developed an addiction.
2.  How does Toni Morrison shine light on racism and oppression in “Sula”? Toni Morrison shines light on the way black people struggle in America and how white people treat African Americans. The characters face the weight of how white people rob African American people of their property, language, and manipulating laws.

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1. People constantly look down upon mental illnesses. Rather than dealing with Plum's issues and trying to help him, Eva decided to end his life. This is a prime example of how people feel about mental illnesses.

2. In the beginning of the book, we can say that Sula was a good friend to Nel because of how close they were and how much she cared for her. Later in the book, it is revealed that no matter how much Sula cares about Nel, she doesn't think about how her actions affect her. In her final moments, she felt no regret and it is almost like she didn't even understand that their friendship was over.

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I feel that Toni Morrison created the chapters in year because it helps to better establish the passage of time, and we can properly determine the way in which characters change.

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I think it was important that Toni Morrison wrote this book because this what she lived through and it showed real world issues and problems with her community during this time and the reality.

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I think it was important that Toni Morrison wrote this book because this what she lived through and it showed real world issues and problems with her community during this time and the reality.

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Eva's response to Plums mental illness reflect how society treats mental illness because they don't know how to help them so they think that their actions that they do, is the right thing.

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I think that Sula is a bad friend to Nel because Sula got with Nel's husband and betrayed her friend.

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I think that Sula is a bad friend to Nel because Sula got with Nel's husband and betrayed her friend.

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Eva killed plum because she wanted him to be liberated from the horrors of his own life. He was regressing into a child and he was like a baby. He couldnt even talk proberly

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It's significant that the book is written in a black point of view to perceive and recognize the battles and activities in an individual of black viewpoint.

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All of mother child relationships in this book have their difficult time and most moms don’t show love in a way that their kids feel appreciated. Toni may of written her stories like this because she wanted to show that not every mother is perfect.

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1. The reason Toni Morrison made all of her characters black relates not only to her own identity but also her criticism of other literary works. She criticized Kate Chopin's stories because of the lack of black representation and using black people as a means for moving the plot.
2. Sula was not a good friend because she often thought of herself over others. She also didn't have regard for others during her actions. An example of this is her having an affair with Jude despite Nel being her best friend.

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I think that eva and Mrs. Sommers are alike because they both are portrayed as selfish in the story.

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the book was written in the black perspective because they needed to show what they were dealing with.

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It is important that the book is written from the black perspective because, not only is the author black, but the entire point of the story is to highlight the struggles and the life of a woman of color. If it had been written from the perspective of a white person, it wouldn't be as powerful, and it would completely defeat the purpose. Not to mention the fact that there are enough stories from the perspective of a 'white savior'; we need the variety.

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sula reflects over her life and actions without regret because she thinks feelings and actions are just there to fill up time and they dont have any special significance

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It's important that the book is written in a black perspective to recognize and acknowledge the struggles and actions in a black person's perspective.

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Toni Morrison focuses on the black perspective in the story in order to highlight the degrading and submissive influence that racists in America have on African Americans.

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although some of evas decisions were hard to understand sometimes, she did it for her kids out of love.

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Black people in the novel have no other concrete standard for beauty other than whiteness. They have all been trained to think of themselves as second class.

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race effects the characters because while they were on the train when Helene was talking with the conductor all the passengers were side eying her. That effected Sula

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Single mothers deals with pressure in decision making. This relates to Eva since there were different worries that were involved and focus on. Single mothers has to focus on both themselves, their children, and general life issues.

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One of the biggest themes in Sula is the idea of identity and independence. All of the characters show some amount of duality, and they can switch the sides that they are on. An example of this is when Sula asks Nel how she knows that it wasn't Sula that was the good one. It shows how characters aren't confined within a small box and are more complex than some other stories make them out to be.

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i think single mothers struggle more because they have to work two or more jobs and some jobs don't look at them as equals nor give them the respect they deserve.

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i feel as in the story Eva is perceived as a bad mother but she try to do everything for her kids, because she loves her family. her reasonings might not be great but she does love them

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Eva makes a number of sacrifices to provide for her children as a single mother. As their only care taker they rely on her and only her to survive and it's a huge responsibility to take on. Similar to the struggles of single mothers in the real world, Eva is willing to go too the extreme to provide for her children such as selling her leg for money.

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This relates to the struggles of single women because they do everything so that they can provide for their children just like Eva.

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The author wants to show how Nel and Sula can no longer be inseparable friends after Nel's marriage.

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I think that in both Sula and many of Kate Chopin's novels many of the women are very sexually free. Both authors want to show women outside of the stereotypical housewife we see in much of mainstream media. Both authors also show the majority of their stories in the women's perspective.