It was “the great wing of an eagle pouring a wet lightness” and “some kind of blessing” with the help of which “everything is going to be all right” (Morrison, Sula 50). In Sula, fire is used to kill two characters, Plum and Hannah. It is a sign of change, end, and pain that the characters should experience to achieve an outcome. Fireįire is usually presented as one of the most powerful destructive things that a person can hardly control. However, with time, this friendship becomes shaped by prejudice and expectations, and Morrison uses several symbols of fire, a tunnel, or birds to underline their impact on human life. In the beginning, the girls’ relationships are strong and positive, and “they felt the ease and comfort of old friends” (Morrison, Sula 54). On the other hand, Sula is an impulsive and sometimes aggressive girl whose chaotic lifestyle leads to her death but causes compassion and support from the reader. On the one hand, Nel is a quiet girl who likes the role of wife and mother and follows social norms and expectations, but she is represented as an antagonist. The author does not want to take a single position and divide characters into positive and negative. The creation of a good-and-evil parallel is one of the strongest aspects of Morrison’s Sula.
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