Nel Wright
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Nel Wright is a central character in Toni Morrison's novel "Sula," known for her complex, lifelong friendship with the title character and her struggle with identity, loyalty, and moral judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nel Wright canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | novel "Sula" ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
constraints on Black women
ⓘ
search for self ⓘ |
| betrayedBy |
Jude Greene
ⓘ
Sula Peace ⓘ |
| characterArc |
struggle with identity
ⓘ
struggle with loyalty ⓘ struggle with moral judgment ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conventional
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dutiful ⓘ emotionally repressed ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally judgmental ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Sula Peace ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Toni Morrison ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| fictionalUniverse | Sula ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Sula
ⓘ
surface form:
novel "Sula" (1973)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChildren | three unnamed children ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Sula Peace ⓘ |
| hasHusband | Jude Greene ⓘ |
| hasMother | Helene Wright ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
Jude Greene's affair with Sula Peace
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childhood friendship with Sula Peace ⓘ estrangement from Sula Peace ⓘ marriage to Jude Greene ⓘ reassessment of her life after Sula's death ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married then separated ⓘ |
| moralPosition | aligned with community norms ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork |
Alfred A. Knopf
ⓘ
surface form:
Alfred A. Knopf (for "Sula")
|
| residence | the Bottom ⓘ |
| symbolizes | conformity to social expectations ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
betrayal
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conformity vs individuality ⓘ female friendship ⓘ good and evil ambiguity ⓘ race and community in the American Midwest ⓘ |
| workLocation | the Bottom ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.