The first passage from Sula that I would like to comment on is: "Here she is in the midst of it, hating it, scared of it, and again she thought of Sula as though they are still friends and talked things over. That was too much. To lose Jude and not have Sula to talk to about it because it was Sula that he had left her for. My reaction is that I feel that Nel is hurt and the only friend that she could count on in times of need caused her pain. When Nel gave the thought of going to her ex-friend to be consoled she had forgot that it was this friend that caused it. This relates to the other passages in this book because it shows the girls true relationship. That even though they grew apart for awhile Sula was the first person that Nel needed for comfort. Some themes are about the women in Sula's life and the way they were with men, and the fact that Sula grew to be just like her mother who she despised.
The second passage that I had a strong reaction to was: "Although you could never tell. She wondered for an instant what Nellie wanted; why she had come. Did she want to gloat? Make up?" My reaction to this is that Sula is acting very ungrateful because Nel is being a good person to come help even though Sula had betrayed her. I am surprised that Nel would actually started talking to her again, but I feel that this is significant for toward the rest of the book. This relates to other passages because again it shows the true nature of their bond. Nel had become like all those other women and shut Sula out but when Sula needed help Nel came to her rescue. Thats how their relationship is to me throughout the whole book.
2 comments:
You mention that Nel and Sula are ex-freinds and then continue to say that Sula is the one who is not apologizing and giving Nel a second chance. Do you think after our discussions in class that maybe Nel is more responsible for the situation than it seems at first? You also said in class that the promiscuity of Sula is something that was rampant in her family and that she really has not had much of a positive female role model. If this is a trend in the community do you think that maybe the offence of sleeping with Jude is more foregiveable than the accidental murder they committed when they were young? Just a few thoughts, thanks!
That was an interesting way of looking at the birthnmark. I did not make that connection about her looks. I thought that nothing really changed about her appearance until she became sick. That was a really good observation and I am glad that you pointed it out. Nice!!!
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