War and peace: transfigured categories and the politics of 'Sula.' (Women's Culture Issue)

From: African American Review | Date: September 22, 1993| Author: Hunt, Patricia | Copyright information

Toni Morrison uses a parabolic form to reintegrate the Afro-American presence in US history in her novel 'Sula.' Recognizing that US history does not recognize the influence of blacks, especially in terms of their influence on Christianity, Morrison adopts the parabolic approach to give historical weight to her revisionism. In doing so she subverts the dualist nature of history to show a continuing Afro-American presence that cannot be pigeonholed. The political aspects of the novel are discu...

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