Sula Peace Quotes

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Sula Peace is Hannah's daughter. Sula also has two older siblings, Ralph (Plum) and Pearl Peace. Sula’s father Rekus died when she was 3 years old. She has a birthmark over one of her eyes. Depending on their perception of her, people think the birthmark looks like different things: a stemmed rose, a snake, or Hannah's ashes. When they are young girls, Sula and Nel become close friends. Sula watch as her mother burned while she was on fire and she didn't try to help her. Sula was caught sleeping with Nel ,(her best friend) husband (Jude). But Sula acts as she wasn’t fazed by it and got dress and left. Sula knew that sleeping with white men was a crime where she came from but did not care. Nel said Sula's birthmark by her eye looks like a copperhead

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