Abstract

Sula was written by the famous black female writer Tony Morrison.It was published in 1973.Sula is mainly about the oppression of black women and their experience of being humiliated.The paper mainly discusses the process of black females’ awakening and seeking emancipation.Therefore, from a feminist perspective, we can have a better understanding of the female characters in Sula.

Key words: Sula；feminism；self-identity；female characters

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction1

 1.1 Introduction of Tony Morrison1

 1.2 Introduction of Sula2

2.Literature Review.2

 2.1Analysis of the surrounding and living conditions of black women2

 2.2Enslavement of Black Women4

3.A critical perspective of feminism.4

 3.1The development of critical feminism.4

 3.2Researhes on Sula.4

4.Analysis of feminism in Sula.4

4.1 Feminism in Eva5

 4.1.1 Eva’s Economic Independence6

 4.1.2 Eva’s Killing of Her Son6

  4.1.3Eva’s rescue of Her daughter6

 4.2 Analysis of Sula’s Character7

4.2.1 The Formation of Sula’s Feminist Personality8

4.2.2 Sula’s Way to Achieve Self-hood9

4.3 Analysis of Nel’s Character9

4.3.1 Origin of Nel’s Self-consciousness9

 4.3.2Nel’s following of tradition10

  4.3.2 Nel’s Realization of Feminism .11

5.Conclusion.12

References12