Toni morrison biography sula sparknotes

Summary

Sula’s return to Medallion coincides with a “plague of robins.” The birds fly, die, and poop all over the neighborhood though nobody can explain how they came to be there. The people of the Bottom are accustomed to such odd phenomenon.

They experienced a similar plague of pigeons before as well as bouts of extreme cold, extreme heat, drought, and flooding. Whenever such phenomena occur, they don’t resist their presence but rather come to accept the oddity.

When Sula returns after attending college in Memphis, she is dressed in very fancy clothing.

Townspeople come out of their homes and businesses to see her as she walks towards Eva’s house. A young boy approaches her and asks to help her with her bag, but before she can answer, his mother calls him away.

Toni morrison biography sula sparknotes pdf

Only a few of the people greet Sula, most of them simply stare.

Sula arrives at Eva’s house where she is greeted by four dead robins on the porch. Kicking them aside, she enters the house and goes up to Eva’s room.