Toni Morrison has made great achievements in American literary history. In her famous work Sula, motherhood is an essential theme which has attracted public attention. This essay interprets the abnormal maternal love ...Toni Morrison has made great achievements in American literary history. In her famous work Sula, motherhood is an essential theme which has attracted public attention. This essay interprets the abnormal maternal love provided by silenced black mothers in Sula and the ways for black women to break the silence.展开更多
“Sula”is Toni Morrison’s second novel,which explores the pain and hardship for black women’s self-construction. It attempts to study this work from the perspective of feminism. By depicting the fate of the three t...“Sula”is Toni Morrison’s second novel,which explores the pain and hardship for black women’s self-construction. It attempts to study this work from the perspective of feminism. By depicting the fate of the three typical black women Eva, Sula and Nel, it provides meaningful ideas for the study of Sula and the way for black women to explore themselves, and also gives readers a deeper understanding of the process of black women’s self-construction and the black culture. Finally it concludes that the selfworth of black women is deeply rooted in the black culture. When pursuing independence, people should realize that self-worth and the national cultural traditions should link together deeply.展开更多
With irony at its core, black humor is a weapon for the powerless to fight against those in power. In Sula, Morrison exploits irony to reveal the oppression that racism and sexism impose upon the black people. This pa...With irony at its core, black humor is a weapon for the powerless to fight against those in power. In Sula, Morrison exploits irony to reveal the oppression that racism and sexism impose upon the black people. This paper mainly intends to explore the black humor in Sula from verbal humor, ridiculous events and distorted characters, and analyze the function of black humor.展开更多
Toni Morrison's Sula is written under the background of the Civil Rights Movement and the second wave of feminist movement.The novel mainly portrays two black female characters'whole life.The main character Su...Toni Morrison's Sula is written under the background of the Civil Rights Movement and the second wave of feminist movement.The novel mainly portrays two black female characters'whole life.The main character Sula's life is a lifelong fight.This thesis mainly analyzes Toni Morrison's Sula from a feminist approach,especially from the angle of androgyny.展开更多
文摘Toni Morrison has made great achievements in American literary history. In her famous work Sula, motherhood is an essential theme which has attracted public attention. This essay interprets the abnormal maternal love provided by silenced black mothers in Sula and the ways for black women to break the silence.
文摘“Sula”is Toni Morrison’s second novel,which explores the pain and hardship for black women’s self-construction. It attempts to study this work from the perspective of feminism. By depicting the fate of the three typical black women Eva, Sula and Nel, it provides meaningful ideas for the study of Sula and the way for black women to explore themselves, and also gives readers a deeper understanding of the process of black women’s self-construction and the black culture. Finally it concludes that the selfworth of black women is deeply rooted in the black culture. When pursuing independence, people should realize that self-worth and the national cultural traditions should link together deeply.
文摘With irony at its core, black humor is a weapon for the powerless to fight against those in power. In Sula, Morrison exploits irony to reveal the oppression that racism and sexism impose upon the black people. This paper mainly intends to explore the black humor in Sula from verbal humor, ridiculous events and distorted characters, and analyze the function of black humor.
文摘Toni Morrison's Sula is written under the background of the Civil Rights Movement and the second wave of feminist movement.The novel mainly portrays two black female characters'whole life.The main character Sula's life is a lifelong fight.This thesis mainly analyzes Toni Morrison's Sula from a feminist approach,especially from the angle of androgyny.
