Sula

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Detailed Summary & Analysis

Prologue 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1927 1937 1939 1940 1941 1965

Themes

All Themes Race and Racism Love and Sexuality Suffering and Community Identity Women, Motherhood, and Gender Roles Signs, Names, and Interpretation

Characters

All Characters Sula Peace Nel Wright / Nel Wright Greene Shadrack Helene Sabat Wright Eva Peace Hannah Peace Grandmother / Great-Aunt Cecile Wiley Wright Rochelle Tar Baby BoyBoy Peace Ralph / Plum Peace Ajax Jude Greene The deweys

Symbols

All Symbols The Birthmark Fire The Plague of Robins The New River Road National Suicide Day

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Metaphors Mood Oxymorons Personification Setting Similes Stream of Consciousness Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis

Prologue
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1927
1937
1939
1940
1941
1965

All Themes
Race and Racism
Love and Sexuality
Suffering and Community Identity
Women, Motherhood, and Gender Roles
Signs, Names, and Interpretation

All Characters
Sula Peace
Nel Wright / Nel Wright Greene
Shadrack
Helene Sabat Wright
Eva Peace
Hannah Peace
Grandmother / Great-Aunt Cecile
Wiley Wright
Rochelle
Tar Baby
BoyBoy Peace
Ralph / Plum Peace
Ajax
Jude Greene
The deweys

All Symbols
The Birthmark
Fire
The Plague of Robins
The New River Road
National Suicide Day

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Oxymorons
Personification
Setting
Similes
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone

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