Denial never works in your favor..

I'm in the middle of the book, when an old Shaggy song from my childhood pops in my head! 
"Honey came in and she caught me red-handed, creeping with the girl next door. Picture this, we were both butt naked, bangin' on the bathroom floor. I had tried to keep her from what she was about to see. Why would she believe me when I told her it wasn't me?"
Toni Morrison makes no pretenses in her novel. She shows each character with their flaws. Sula is a dangerous woman. Not because she is violent, or psychotic, but because she is inclined to feed her sexual appetite no matter where it leads. Nel is volatile. "Her parents had succeeded in rubbing down to a dull glow any sparkle or splutter she had" (83). She is about to erupt at any moment. She never does what she wants to do. She only does what she is expected to do. Only with her best friend can she take leadership, be aggressive, and more fully express herself. 
Each character has MANY flaws. Morison has no shame in telling each story. She shows the flaws and the features. Each character has a story. I will elaborate in later posts. 


-StephanieSchroepfer