"Sula" means peace, but this is definitely not what she brings to "The Bottom" when she returns home. Immediately things begin to spontaneously digress. For example, upon her arrival the plague of robins invaded Medallion. This same chapter alludes to the importance of Sula's paradoxical character, "They did not believe death was accidental- life might be, but death was deliberate. The purpose of evil was to survive it and they determined to survive floods, white people, tuberculosis, famine, and ignorance" (p. 90). They wanted peace at Medallion, but it was unachievable. In the end they all die without peace. Everything they strove to survive against overpowered them, "It was Nel who finally called the hospital...So the white people took over" (p. 172).
The book ended oddly. There was no traditional closer. I cannot say I was surprised that it ended with everyone dying, but I would've at least expected a little bit more explanation to satisfy my understanding!
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