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Sexual Subversion

An Analysis of Female Subjectivity and Growth Narrative in Toni Morrison’s Sula

Authors
Anqi He1, †, Jiaqi Lu2, *, †, Xingnuo Ye3, †, Yuhan Zhang4, †
1School of Chinese Language and Literature, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei province, 071000, China
2School of Foreign Studies, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, 201620, China
3School of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
4School of New Media, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei province, 430073, China
†

Those authors contributed equally.

*Lu Jiaqi. Email: 190606020017@ecupl.edu.cn
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Jiaqi Lu
Available Online 14 July 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220706.081How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Sula; Toni Morrison; Postmodern Feminism; Écriture féminine; sexual concept
Abstract

Most current studies of Sula draw on female relations or black feminism, while the construction of female subjectivity is rarely addressed. In this context, this essay, therefore, focuses on Sula’s upbringing as she is influenced by her maternal elders, develops her sexuality, and eventually practices it in rebellion against patriarchal society. Through her inheritance from her elders and the practice of establishing her subjectivity, Sula acquires a self-centered feminist outlook and breaks the bonds of patriarchal society on women. By applying Hélène Cixous’s theory of Écriture féminine (female writing) to analyze the image of the protagonist in Toni Morrison’s novel Sula, this work aims to examine the establishment of Sula’s subjectivity and feminist consciousness. The construction of Sula’s image represents a subversion to traditional patriarchal society in the sense that she emphasizes women’s consciousness to explore the value of their bodies and promotes the emancipation of black women.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange（ICLACE 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
14 July 2022
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978-94-6239-592-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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