Sula

A quote throughout the reading today that I had a very strong reaction to can be found on page 68. "I didnt mean that, mamma. I know you fed us and all. I was talkin' bout something else. Like. Like Playin' wit us. Did you ever, you know, play with us?" This quote is in reference to her asking her mother if she ever loved them. Her mothers response was obviously I loved you, you are alive and I fed you and put a roof over your head. This sparked a strong reaction in me because I feel like so many people in this day and age deal with this kind of situation. Parents feel like as long as their children are fed then they have been loved. There have been so many times when I have been teaching at a school and just find a student that is starving for some sort of attention from anyone, which is why many kids act out or dont follow the rules. This quote just reflects the way that some parents really do raise their children. It just shows how starving these children are for attention. Also, it really sets the tone for the type of relationship that these two have throughout the novel.
A second image that really caught my attention was, "Even from the rear Nel could tell that it was Sula and that she was smiling; that something deep down in that litheness was amused." This is after Nels wedding when Sula dissappears from the wedding and the two dont see eachother again for ten years. I like this image alot because it just kind of shows the realtionship that the two have. Sula doesnt really have to say anything, if anything, leaving the wedding like that was rude. However, the two are close enough that Nel can tell that Sula is happy for her, and somewhere inside herself she is smiling for Nel. I think this is important because I think that everyone has a friend that you dont always have to communicate with or talk to all the time but you know that they are always thinking about you. It just shows the bond that these two women have and it shows that in their own way they understand eachother.