National Suicide Day
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National Suicide Day is a fictional annual observance in Toni Morrison’s novel "Sula," created by the traumatized veteran Shadrack as a ritualized day for contemplating or committing suicide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional observance
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literary concept ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Sula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublicationContext | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shadrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Bottom, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstPublicationContext | Sula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstPublicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInNarrative |
expresses Shadrack’s attempt to control fear of death
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foregrounds the community’s relationship to mortality ⓘ symbolizes communal confrontation with death ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of constrained freedom
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commentary on Black communal life in the United States ⓘ critique of social neglect of veterans ⓘ |
| hasMedium | novel ⓘ |
| hasMotivationInFiction | Shadrack’s psychological trauma from World War I ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole |
catalyst for climactic events
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recurring structural marker in the novel ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
procession through the town
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public announcement by Shadrack ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community
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death ⓘ madness ⓘ ritual ⓘ suicide ⓘ trauma ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithCharacter |
Nel Wright
NERFINISHED
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Shadrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedByFictionalGroup | residents of Bottom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
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