Sula
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Plot Summary
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Prologue
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1921
1922
1923
1927
1937
1939
1940
1941
1965
Themes
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Race and Racism
Love and Sexuality
Suffering and Community Identity
Women, Motherhood, and Gender Roles
Signs, Names, and Interpretation
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Sula Peace
Nel Wright / Nel Wright Greene
Shadrack
Helene Sabat Wright
Eva Peace
Hannah Peace
Grandmother / Great-Aunt Cecile
Wiley Wright
Rochelle
Tar Baby
BoyBoy Peace
Ralph / Plum Peace
Ajax
Jude Greene
The deweys
Symbols
All Symbols
The Birthmark
Fire
The Plague of Robins
The New River Road
National Suicide Day
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Oxymorons
Personification
Setting
Similes
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1927
1937
1939
1940
1941
1965
Themes
All Themes
Race and Racism
Love and Sexuality
Suffering and Community Identity
Women, Motherhood, and Gender Roles
Signs, Names, and Interpretation
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Sula Peace
Nel Wright / Nel Wright Greene
Shadrack
Helene Sabat Wright
Eva Peace
Hannah Peace
Grandmother / Great-Aunt Cecile
Wiley Wright
Rochelle
Tar Baby
BoyBoy Peace
Ralph / Plum Peace
Ajax
Jude Greene
The deweys
Symbols
All Symbols
The Birthmark
Fire
The Plague of Robins
The New River Road
National Suicide Day
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Metaphors
Mood
Oxymorons
Personification
Setting
Similes
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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