Sula-Realism The novel “Sula” is a shrine of realism. It presents attitudes of the white-man and black-man that is true to history books and shows on Americas’ past. I believe there are some elements of naturalism and romanticism also. But Toni Morrison was focused mainly on what life of a black person was like in America’s time of hypocracy, dishonor, and white supremacy. I belive Morrison tried to emphasize realism to show her feelings …showed first 75 words of 321 total…

…showed last 75 words of 321 total…piece of realism found in this book is the incident where the character Helene (a black lady), enters the white coach on a train and met the Crackered Conductor with a hefty smile. Then she enters the black coach where black spectators greet her with unchanging, indifferent faces. This is the saddest form of realism I’ve come across; already segregated by color, now detached from her own people because of an innocent (shamfull) expression.