Characters
This character is eager to be seen as different from her controlling mother, saying to herself "I'm me. I'm not their daughter. I'm me."
Who is Nel Wright?
This literary device uses descriptive language focused on the five senses to help readers imagine the scene.
What is imagery?
A social movement that advocates for equal rights for all genders.
What is feminism?
This author was the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This town serves as the primary setting of the novel.
What is the Bottom? OR What is Medallion?
This maternal figure stands out for her willingness to sacrifice everything (including her own body) for her wellbeing of her children.
An indirect reference to a person, place, event, literary work, or artwork.
What is an allusion
A safe or peaceful place
What is a haven?
The famous Apollo Theater was built in which American city?
The Bottom receives its name because it's considered to be this.
While half of the people in the Bottom see her as kind and generous, the other half see her as a nasty homewrecker.
Who is Hannah Peace?
Characters that have contrasting traits can be described as this.
What are character foils?
To reduce in strength or intensity
What is abate?
This song is commonly known as the Black national anthem.
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing?
Shadrack creates National Suicide Day as a way to feel like he has control over this.
What is death?
While these characters start out as three separate people, eventually they merge into one being known only by this name.
Who are the Deweys?
Sula, like many of Toni Morrison's stories, moves back and forth through time, which is known as this type of storytelling.
What is non-linear storytelling?
Incredibly offensive or disgusting
What is repugnant?
Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?
(Bonus points if you can also name the first African American man.)
Who is Beyonce?
Bonus Points: Prince
After seeing Plum suffer from his addiction to drugs, Eva finally takes this action to protect her son from himself.
She sets him on fire to kill him.
This World War I veteran comes back to Medallion mentally and physically scarred.
Who is Shadrack?
This literary element describes a life lesson, moral, or message about life and human nature that is communicated through a literary work
What is theme?
A person who has been rejected by their community or social group
What is a pariah?
Who made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019?
Who is Childish Gambino?
(This is America)
The novel begins in this year, following directly after the end of World War I.
What is 1919?