In whatever way the term can be viewed, "evil" is used heavily and often and fulfills many different roles in Toni Morrison's Sula. This concept of "evil" can be looked at in numerous ways. It can be seen as the objectionable or diabolic behavior a person exhibits. It can be used to describe that person them self. Evil can be used to describe the presence of the devil, or the lack of God. It can also be a label given to something or someone by a community to give meaning or definition to themselves. Evil can even be used as an abstract term to label something that does not fit in with the norm, something that is in resistance to the standards of society. All these aspects of evil can be found within Toni Morrison's fictional town of the Bottom.
Morrison opens the book with a commentary about how the old neighborhood of the Bottom once was; how once upon a time it was a close, tight-knit community, but is now on its way to becoming a golf course. What held this community......
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