Talk:Sula (novel)

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Under the characters section this article describes Sula Peace as the main antagonist and says that Nel Wright can be considered the main protagonist. This claim in purely opinion and is not supported by the majority of critics. nor does it contain any source at all. In fact, I would argue the exact opposite of this. Since, this is a debated topic, I would suggest calling them both main characters instead. This article should probably be reorganized in accordance to other more polished articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.140.203.1 (talk) 13:18, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The section quoted below represents one person's opinion, if it stays it should be placed under a new heading of 'Criticisms' WITH A CREDIBLE SOURCE... and ONLY if this represents the opinion of a large segment of critics. Otherwise this doesn't belong on wikipedia.

"The focus on emotional connection, however, only furthers female stereotypes preexisting before publication. Morrison did nobody any favors when she chose to portray most of the secondary female characters, Helen and Nel (when not with Sula), as being clingy family women. While this may demonstrate Sula’s uniqueness in the community, especially given her status, the perpetuation of stereotypes in this case is too blatant to ignore. Of course Morrison employed such done again character types to address the true problems in the African American community, and the fact that they aren't being solved. It's no wonder one can find so many stereotypes in Morrison's writing, when one can look around and see them all about oneself."

Removing the following, as it is clearly subjective, irrelevant, and poorly written:

"Morrison makes her readers’ take a second look at the bigger ideas in life. Sula presents provocative ideas that some writers would never write about because it could be considered taboo to a society. This book is for readers that are able to think outside the box and allow new ideas to occur. Sula is an intricate story filled with electrifying experiences that will keep you wanting more."

"All female characters have influence upon her; with the possible exception of Shadrack, no male characters appear to have a tremendous amount of influence upon Sula." What about Ajax ? This article looks like a short essay.

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BetacommandBot 04:58, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Start a section on Wikipedia for dumb books that won prizes

Let's see the winning formula requires racism (white slave owner), miscegenation, feminism, defiance of gender norms, normalization of deviant behavior, slutty behaviour, adultery. Hmm but there is no homosexuality or other LGBT themes! How could this book possibly have won an award? 49.207.53.88 (talk) 20:13, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]