sula feminism

Feminism and anti-feminism in Sula: Right or wrong? Feminism has been in society for decades. In some societies, we see how women are kept in their boundaries. In some countries women have to cover their entire bodies in clothing to keep from dishonoring their families. In most traditional societies a woman is to remain virginal to be considered worthy of marriage. In America, women were constrained to the household and weren’t allowed to work or vote. These actions were and are considered by some, anti-feminist. But, when is feminism taken to far? Has the act of feminism become an excuse for women to act out because we have rights? Or is it ok to do so to be considered liberated. Whenever a woman does something negative she is in hindsight considered a “ho” or a “slut” for lack of better words. This is not only a problem for blacks, but also a problem for all women. Why is it that a man may have sex as he pleases but a woman is looked down upon for doing the same. This is an issue that Toni Morrison addresses in Sula. Sula was looked down upon for being unmarried and having sex. She is looked down upon for not having a steady man. “Selfish. Ain’t no woman got no business floatin’ around without no man.”(Morrison 92.)
Toni Morrison argues that a woman does not need a man. A woman should make herself. Even in todays society some people feel as though a woman should be a housewife or a stay at home mother under the support of her man. “I don’t want to make somebody else. I want to make myself.” Although, a woman should not need a man to make or define her, where is the boundary of feminism? Feminists see this issue in black or white. Either you are jumping from man to man because you don’t “need” one. Or, if you are faithful to a man it seems like you “need” him because he supports you. The issue with this is that a woman may be messing with many men because she feels she needs a man at all times. A woman who is faithful to man may not feel as she needs a