"I am just standing here. They are not doing that. I am just standing here and seeing it, but they are not really doing it."
This line reminded me of an earlier scene when Nel saw Sula throw Chicken Little in the water and didn't do anything about it. She thinks this scene is such a horrific sight that it can't actually be taking place before her eyes. I just really like the way she describes seeing something that hurts so badely to see. It definitly reenforces how passive she it, how passive most women are at the time actually, except for Sula.
"You laying there in that bed without a dime or a friend to your name having done all the dirt you did in this town and you still expect folks to love you?"
I liked this line because it's the first time Nel has spoken back to Sula. Before this she looked up to Sula so much and even after Jude left thought it was Sula who she missed. I'm glad she finally spoke up. I feel like this what a sort of turning point for her, she really became her own woman and let go of Sula.
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i agree that nell finally spoke up.i just felt that maybe there was more to what sula had to say that goes below the surface. it was wrong for sula to do what she did. but i feel like she is also making a point to nell. He left her. He also was to blame. where was the blame on him. why could nell forgive him so easily and not sula who was her best friend?
I liked that Nel finally stood up for herseilf, but I thought it was late in coming. In my opinion, she should have stood up to Sula soon after the event. Instead she bottled it in, giving herself no relief from closure. I agree with Mary that Nel should be equally mad at her husband. Yet, I understand that in the time period of the story, it would have been inappropriate for a woman to confront her husband.
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