Sula

Sula-Realism The novel “Sula” is a shrine of realism. It presents attitudes of the white-man and black-man that is true to history books and shows on Americas’ past. I believe there are some elements of naturalism and romanticism also. But Toni Morrison was focused mainly on what life of a black person was like in America’s time of hypocracy, dishonor, and white supremacy. I belive Morrison tried to emphasize realism to show her feelings …

…piece of realism found in this book is the incident where the character Helene (a black lady), enters the white coach on a train and met the Crackered Conductor with a hefty smile. Then she enters the black coach where black spectators greet her with unchanging, indifferent faces. This is the saddest form of realism I’ve come across; already segregated by color, now detached from her own people because of an innocent (shamfull) expression.