“Why did Eva tell Nel that there was no difference between her and Sula?”
You guys can just copy and repost your comments for this question from the previous post so that you dont have to retype it. Then you can just delete your comment from the other post. (but if mrs. idica can find a way to move comments that's fine too)
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this is what Mrs. Idica wanted us to do right?
Much like everyone else has mentioned before, nel and sula are one in the same, they complete each other, you can't appreciate sun if you've never felt the rain. Nel watched as chicken little died, and Sula watched as Hannah burned. They are two extremely different people, yet make almost a whole person. Though if that is so, how is it that the whole town of Medallion hates Sula but not Nel, if they are seen as one person? - sorry just a thought i had..
But anyway one important thing is that Eva gets Nel confused with Sula, which goes to show that people thought of them as one person, ying and yang.
This is in reference to Katrina's reference to Ross's comment [hahha].
I just think it is really interesting and also a little difficult to believe that Nel and Sula, despite their differences in character and choices, would have something like a fascination with death in common. But at the same time it cannot be denied.
I mean, the way they chose to live their lives was so different yet a bond like THAT would serve as a similarity between them. I think it just goes to show that Nel probably would have led a much more fulfilled life if she had not been afraid to be herself.
And in response to Marcie's reference to Sam's comment:
I sort of wish that I could be like Sula. Maybe it is just one of those cases of "the grass is greener on the other side", but who wouldn't want to be the person who motivates others to bring out the best in themselves? Even if it has to be at the expense of your own reputation. The beauty of it all is that Sula cared not about her notoriety anyway. It must be really nice to truly not care about what others think. At this point in my life I doubt that I could ever be like that, but it would be a very intriguing experience.
I haven't been able to figure out how to move comments. Sorry scholars! But don't worry I'll figure it out!
In response to Sarah:
I'm also wondering why the whole town hates Sula but not Nel even though they are the same. I think Nel and Sula are two different parts of one, whole person. They are very different in their mannerism and have different looks on life but, because they compltete one whole person, they are the same.
For example, if i were to cut my body in half, my right side would be seen in higher respect than my left side because im right handed. My right side would be like Nel and my left side would be like Sula. However, although, separated, my right and left side are very different, when they're together, they complete me and are the same.
Since I didn't have a group I guess I'll just answer all the questions I can find.
This is an interesting question becomes it brings up the issue of identity which I find to be prevalent throughout the book and an interesting topic in general. First off, the statement is a contradiction. In one way Nel and Sula are the same person and have no differences, and in another perspective they are the polar opposites of one another.
The reason this is so is because they complete each other. They both come from similar backgrounds, bad childhoods with horrible mothers, and in this common ground they found friendship. The friendship grew into sisterhood and kept growing until finally they were one in the same, like twin telepathy they could finish each other's sentences, share each other's experience, etc. So they are the same, but it is how they complete each other that makes Eva's statement false.
Nel is quiet, conservative, lacking imagination because of her mother. Yet she yearns for the disorder found in Sula's household. Sula is not so much rambunctious, but more worldly and open to new experiences, but is trying to find order in her chaos like that found in Nel's home. They complete each other because they're two opposite parts of a whole, a true dichotomy.
As for textual support I don't feel like finding it, but if you can recall to Chicken Little's death, Nel did absolutely nothing, but was entranced as the calmness of the water engulfed Chicken Little, matching her lifestyle. While, in Sula's case, her mother's flaming farewell aroused her curiosity.
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