blog writing #article response to "sula"

The novel “Sula” written by Toni Morrison presents a contrasting theme on the definition of evil and good. In the story, the character Nel represents good while Sula represents evil. Sula represents the opposite view of good as depicted in her action which contradicts with the traditional societal norms in which one is supposed to live up to a certain degree of expectation. Through analysis of the two contradicting concepts of Sula and Nel regarding evil, a conclusion can be made that evil is only a subjective view of society. As such, the standard of integrity does not differentiate virtue from evil, rather an individual can be regarded as good or evil on the basis of individual view and bias.