Toni Morrison's Sula：A Hybrid Novel of Africa and America

In Toni Morrison’s Sula, Shadrack’s madness, an African American soldier, symbolizes the indelible African presence that denies the absorption of America. Conversely, Nel’s bringing-up shows her volition to be absorbed into the main stream of American culture by denying her African character. Their interrelation with Sula has a definite influence on the formation of her personality. Sula, a hybrid novel of African and American cultures and literatures, is a blues song. With readers’ various experiences in life, multiple interpretations respond to this novel to give it a subtle and exquisite cadence.