SULA AS A SYMBOL OF BLACK AMERICANS AS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S SULA

Authors

  • Md. Jakaria Habib Associate Professor. Department of English. Sylhet International University

Abstract

This paper examines racism and sexism as well as the effects of race, class on male-female relationships. Toni Morrison has presented women’s responses to patriarchal institutions and various attempts to subjugate black men and women through traditional limitations and caste and prejudice. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how black women are treated unequally and how they are also subjected to male dominance in American societies. The paper promotes the healing power of female bonding, which enables women to overcome prejudice and survive, to experience female empowerment and self-identification, and to extend female friendship into female solidarity that contributes to the male-female relationship. For the reasons mentioned above, this paper aims to examine the symbolic character of Sula with reference to Morrison’s Sula.

Keywords: Racial Conflicts, Sexual Violence, Sula, Morrison.

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Published

2022-03-24

How to Cite

Habib, M. J. (2022). SULA AS A SYMBOL OF BLACK AMERICANS AS REFLECTED IN TONI MORRISON’S SULA. ANGLISTICUM. Journal of the Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies, 11(2), pp.17–22. Retrieved from https://www.anglisticum.org.mk/index.php/IJLLIS/article/view/2271

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Volume 11, No.2, February 2022