For Sula she grew up in a household of "of throbbing disorder constantly awry with things, people, voices and the slamming of doors" (Morrison 52). We can envision the chaos and inconsistency Sula had to grow up with that now shapes her as a person. For Nel she grew up “surrounded by the high silence of her mother’s incredibly orderly house” (Morrison 51). Nel grew up somewhere obviously stable and calm which is also reflective of her personality. Morrison points out these details of the girls home environment as a way for us to see into the girl’s personalities. Both these girls are written to be almost direct personifications of their home environment. While they may be nearly polar opposites, it's obvious from the end of the passage on page fifty two that both they girls saw exactly what they were looking for in the other at first
For Sula she grew up in a household of "of throbbing disorder constantly awry with things, people, voices and the slamming of doors" (Morrison 52). We can envision the chaos and inconsistency Sula had to grow up with that now shapes her as a person. For Nel she grew up “surrounded by the high silence of her mother’s incredibly orderly house” (Morrison 51). Nel grew up somewhere obviously stable and calm which is also reflective of her personality. Morrison points out these details of the girls home environment as a way for us to see into the girl’s personalities. Both these girls are written to be almost direct personifications of their home environment. While they may be nearly polar opposites, it's obvious from the end of the passage on page fifty two that both they girls saw exactly what they were looking for in the other at first