Analysis Of The Novelsula - 2381 Words

Sheryl Crowe wrote about her mother, â€Å"We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice †¦ She’s always encouraged me, and she’s still that person who, when things look dire, lifts me up and reminds me of who I am and that we all have a capacity for greatness.† Mothers play a significant role in the development of their children, especially their daughters. Most daughters see their mothers as heroes and examples. A lot of women are aware of the fact that their daughters will learn from them on the journey of becoming mothers in the future. Mothers are role models for their daughters. Furthermore, in the novel Sula, the characters are deprived of a healthy mother-daughter relationship; which is needed and important. Morrison highlights the absence of love and how it affects the way that daughters view their mothers. The mothers in Sula possess their own insecurities that stem from their past; and impacts their daughters’ lives. These insecurities create a wall of abandonment between the mother and daughter relationship. Moreover, since the relationships between mothers and daughters are important, mothers should avoid the factors that can break down their relationship together. Some of those factors are the negative impacts, lack of respect, love, and attachment. Therefore, these factors can lead daughters viewing their mothers differently and can break their relationship. A mother is the first person that a daughter