What Is Sula Evil

Although Sula is represented as an evil source in the black community, her perspective of life was not bad enough to earn that role. Her actions and attitudes towards the community is reckless and hurtful, but they must been a reason for her ways. Everyone has their own perspective on life, so maybe thats what Sula had in mind when she grew up. Her life is much different than Nels so, it would turn out more complicated or easier than hers. But in the end with Sula’s habits and problems, Nel understands her and believes in her as the best friend or same soul as they was when little girls. The way Sula experience her first time with death and fear when she’s still very young, but almost grown enough to understand is strange in
So, this had to give the effect of allowing her mother to burn alive while staring. The townspeople believe she was confused and paralyzed, although Eva knew ‘’Sula had watched Hannah burn not because she was paralyzed, but because she was interested’’ (Sula 78). Very creepy and evil in the readers eyes. Still have my thoughts and reason why she did it. It could’ve of been a way to release that fear by seeing someone die without her doing or cause of it. Such as when she ran to Shadrack place to not get in trouble, He, ‘’Shadrack said ‘’always’’ to reassure that Sula have an existence in the afterlife’’ (Fulton, Lorie Watkins) which also gave her the idea of allowing letting herself break free and not depend on anyone or care for
Except it wouldn’t be since Nel is still so close and believes in Sula till the end. She still clings on to the little hope she has with Sula, and ask why she took Jude away. As calm and cool ‘’Sula feels the fault is all on Nel for leaving her out and why she’s been outcasted in the community.’’ (Stein, Karen F.) Which she claims that because of Nel marrying Jude, it separated their friendship leaving Sula no choice but to leave. Sula never cared for being in love like Nel which made Nel mad, , forcing her to say ‘’You can’t act like a man, You can’t be walking around all independent-like, doing whatever you like, taking what you want, leaving what you don’t’’ (Sula 142). Sula isn’t moved or phased by her attack, but responds too….who was really the good one out of them. Nel leaves with no right answer and as soon as this happens Sula passes away quoting ’She was dead. Sula felt her face smiling. Well, I’ll be damned, she thought, it didn’t even hurt. Wait’ll I tell Nel’’ (149). Even still ‘’Sula has always thought about Nel even after death.’’ (Fulton, Lorie Watkins). That really means she only thought of Nel this whole time “Sula looks to only Nel as a place called home in the center of her cause of their relationship.” (Stein, Karen F.) So, she really felt pain and hurt by missing Nel. Nel soon understand this too when she, visits Sula grandmother who also states ‘’who was really the