Sula Extended journal

For my extend journal I chose to draw a picture incorporating what we discussed in class about Sula and Nel being one in the same. The picture is a face with one side shaded a dark brown with curly hair, the other side is a lighter brown with straight hair. The dark side of the face is representing Sula, the id, and perhaps evil. The lighter side represents Nel, the ego and good. Around the border of the paper are quotes describing the two characters. They could be the same person yet they could also be very close friends. It deals with the struggle that each person, such as Nel and Sula, face within themselves deciding to either stay true to their identity or give into society and become the person they are expected to be. Sula represents the darker side of a person's personality, she is the ultimate id. Morrison writes, "[Sula] lived out her days exporing her own thoughts and emotions...feeling no obligation to please anybody"(118). She represents the restless side in every human. Nel on the other hand, is portrayed as the "good" one. Morrison states, "Nel seemed stronger and more consistent that Sula"(53). But Nel's character is the one who loses herself and her identity in the end.