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Feb 25, 2015sl65301 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was very compelling! By the end of the novel, it was almost majical to see the different heights and definition of love for the main characters: Eva (Plum's mother): murdered her son out of love. Her character revealed to me the strength and power of a mother's love for her child and how love provides the momentum through which a mother will do anything to protect and care for her children. Sula: To me, it was as if Sula thought love to be a "threatening force" without any moral attatchements, feelings, or concern, which led to her being very selfless and selfish which is represented several times throughout the novel. Hannah (Sula's mother): To me, Hannah thought love is what you "do for" a person and is showed through materialistic things. For example, Hannah loved Sula but didn't like her, which raises the question, can you truly love someone without liking them. In the novel, it was as if Hannah was offended when Sula asked her if she loved her. Nel (Sula's bestfriend & the wife of Jude): love is a "powerful force" that imperilled the boundaries of her indentity and personality Another theme I extracted from the novel is sexism. Sula was thought of as the personifaction on evil because of her carelessness when it came to her body. However, Ajax could sleep with whomever he want without being condemned. What did I learn: LOVE IS SUBJECTIVE!