Sula by Toni Morrison

The main difference is that she does not take these men as how Sula takes them . She does not make any demands . She even makes them feel wonderful and perfect , like they don 't need any fixing . Her being in relationship with men is taken as a compliment , not a threat , to the wives ' part . She may have taught Sula to see sex as a form of pleasure , but Hannah 's acceptance of it is grounded not solely on pleasing herself but more of pleasing her relationships with these men

Nel Wright

actually shares the same kind of thought women are born to follow the s of men . She thinks that a woman can 't do it all can 't act like a man , can 't be walking around all independent - like doing whatever you like , taking what you want , leaving what you don 't (Morrison 142

On the last pages of the book , a conversation between Eva and Nel makes a confirmation that despite the vast differences between Nel and Sula , a particular identity has been formed to make them look , and be felt alike . Sula is like Nel , and Nel is like Sula

Overall , these interrelationships among the four distinct women are a correlation of liberty and responsibility , which is what we aim for There are certain attitudes which are important in building a pillar of responsibility and liberty

Liberty can be seen in the part where Sula takes womanhood as an independent structure from men . It is the emancipation from socially accepted norms , where people become obtrusive to the acts of other people . It is the feeling of being free from the containment of peoples do 's and don 't 's . It is not having to justify oneself from the binding community and from the throes of...