Eva Peace

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Eva Peace is a fiercely independent, sharp-tongued matriarch in Toni Morrison’s novel "Sula," known for her unconventional life, physical disability, and complex relationship with her children and community.

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Eva Peace canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Sula
bodyModification amputated leg
characterTrait authoritative
emotionally complex
fiercely independent
pragmatic
sharp-tongued
createdBy Toni Morrison
familyName Peace
fictionalLocationType African American community in Medallion, Ohio
firstPublicationContext novel Sula (1973)
gender female
hasChild Hannah Peace
Plum Peace
Ralph Peace
hasComplexRelationshipWith her children
her community
hasDisability physical disability
hasGrandchild Sula
surface form: Sula Peace
hasReputationInCommunity controversial
feared
respected
isCentralTo family dynamics in Sula
representation of Black matriarchy in Sula
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
livesIn the Bottom
moralAmbiguity yes
narrativeFunction embodies unconventional motherhood
symbol of survival and sacrifice
nationalityInFiction Black Americans
surface form: African American
occupation boardinghouse owner
relationshipToHannah mother
relationshipToPlum mother
relationshipToSula grandmother
relationshipWith Hannah Peace
Plum Peace
Sula
surface form: Sula Peace
roleInWork matriarch
runs boardinghouse
themeAssociation community
female autonomy
motherhood
sacrifice
violence and care

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sula hasCharacter Eva Peace
Hannah Peace hasMother Eva Peace
Hannah Peace isDaughterOf Eva Peace