Sula And Nela Character Analysis

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I am convinced that you have not only heard, but also used the phrase "contrast inclusion". The statement is true not only in physics and chemistry but also in relationships and companies. We seek to engage with those who are different from us, so life will be more interesting and want to have the opposite. Its perfect example is Sula and Nell, the best friend of Tony Morrison, "Sula", where traditional ideas of good and evil are turning into disorder. The two girls are like the opposite sides of the magnet, which are heavily seized each other and are useless when they are split. Life puts life into temptation, love, love, life, and death, and good and evil, ultimately, breaking the bond of friendship.
The friendship between Sula and Nela can be regarded as a magnet, Sula, which is the negative end; Nel is positive. When Sula and Nel become friends, they produce the perfect combination, being a perfect complement to each other. They both grow up in completely different households and face different upbringings. Nel's mother, Helen, is doing her best to "imagine her daughter's imagination" (Morrison 18),
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"Their friendship was so close that it was difficult for them to distinguish their thoughts from others" (83). The positive and the negative are melted together, making an ideal neutral, which becomes impossible to separate or determine what is positive and which is negative. Throughout the book we see that Sula and Nel are like people who know them. Even Eva at some point says Nelyu: "You. Sula. What is the difference? "(168). Eve makes reference to the ideal example of Sula and Nela being one, the time when Little Hen sinks in the river. At that moment it seems that Sula and Neal are changing people. Unlike her, Sula panics and cries when she accidentally releases Chicken Little's hand, and Nel suddenly becomes more collected, calming her second

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