I think that Sula's death had a different meaning than Plum's death. Before Plum's death, Eva did cradle him like a baby because that's all she could've handled without conceiving birth again, thus killing him so he could die as a man, however Sula's death was more of a symbol of acceptance for being alone and freedom from pain. She explains this feeling when she says, "And looking at those four wooden planks with the steel rod slanting across them was the only peace she had. The sealed window soothed her with its sturdy termination, its unassailable finality. It was as though for the first time she was completely alone--where she had always wanted to be--free of the possibility of distraction" (148). Then she goes on to say, "Then she realized, or rather she sensed, that there was not going to be any pain" (149). Also her death was not a result from trying to make herself something that she lacked in/of but more of a result of an illness and overload of pain and sorrow.
I believe two major motifs in the book where closed spaces and darkness. Eva's room was a closed space, the fur ball, and the bathroom where all closed spaces. There are also a lot of references to darkness. The loam, and dirt were described as dark. A womb is both dark and a closed space. I thought it was very interesting how Eva thought Plum needed a womb-with it being dark and small. I also think the drawing is cool because it is dark and in a tight bundle.
I think that Sula's death had a different meaning than Plum's death. Before Plum's death, Eva did cradle him like a baby because that's all she could've handled without conceiving birth again, thus killing him so he could die as a man, however Sula's death was more of a symbol of acceptance for being alone and freedom from pain. She explains this feeling when she says, "And looking at those four wooden planks with the steel rod slanting across them was the only peace she had. The sealed window soothed her with its sturdy termination, its unassailable finality. It was as though for the first time she was completely alone--where she had always wanted to be--free of the possibility of distraction" (148). Then she goes on to say, "Then she realized, or rather she sensed, that there was not going to be any pain" (149). Also her death was not a result from trying to make herself something that she lacked in/of but more of a result of an illness and overload of pain and sorrow.
ReplyDeleteI believe two major motifs in the book where closed spaces and darkness. Eva's room was a closed space, the fur ball, and the bathroom where all closed spaces. There are also a lot of references to darkness. The loam, and dirt were described as dark. A womb is both dark and a closed space. I thought it was very interesting how Eva thought Plum needed a womb-with it being dark and small. I also think the drawing is cool because it is dark and in a tight bundle.
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