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Interpretation of the Feminism in the Work Sula

Yuting OuForeign Language School, China University of Petroleum(East China), No.66, West ChangJiang Road, 257061,China*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Toni Morrison focuses on the spiritual world of black women in her masterpiece Sula, portraying Sula, Nell and other black women who suffer from subject identity crisis, reflecting on the problem of female subject consciousness and revealing that women's subject consciousness can be re-established through their own efforts. This paper is intended to explore the characteristics of different female characters in the novel and their own stories from the postmodern feminism perspective argued by Hélène Cixous, taking into account the character traits and life experiences of the main female characters in the novel. Taking Sula, Nell and Eva as examples, the analysis of their stories reveals that all these black women have a strong sense of resistance. The awakening of their own subjective consciousness continues throughout their lives, and this is also consistent with the postmodern feminism argued by Hélène Cixous.

Keywords: Postmodern Feminism; Sula; Nell; Eva; Hélène Cixous; Female Characteristics
Published: February 28, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2/20220627
Volume: CHR Vol.2
pp. 566-571
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