The Deepest Meaning In Sula By Toni Morrison

-Toni Morrison uses strong diction to resonate the central message that the most unexpected people/places have the deepest meaning in life. In the novel it states,“ In the safe harbor of each other’s company they could afford to abandon the ways of other people and concentrate on their own perceptions of things.” (Morrison, 55) Toni Morrison shows how they were important in helping each other understand the world around them. By the author using the word abandon, she displays how they needed to escape the world when it came to focusing on their relationship. She could have easily used “they left the world” but by using the word abandon it adds more depth to just how powerful they were to one another. Toni Morrison used perceptions to help relate to the powerful bond of their friendship. In the novel, Sula and Nel saw things very different. Sula perceived the world with its imperfections by rebelling against society. Nel perceived the world in a warped sense and felt the need to follow society’s rules. Sula was an unexpected force in Nel’s life, which impacted her view on the world and her future.

-Toni Morrison’s use of symbolism displays how the most unexpected people/places have the deepest meaning in life. In the novel is states,” Even from

In the novel it states, “ Still it was lovely up in the bottom.” (Morrison, 5) It was ironic that the bottom was really on top of a hill. Although, there was a much deeper meaning to the bottom being on top of the hill. The Bottom could be looked upon as an unexpected place. But the bottom became their home. The bottom had a deeper meaning because the African Americans believed the town was the “bottom of heaven”. The community as a whole grew together from the strength of one another. The bottom was thought of as the place the black people lived, although it was the place in which they found