the Bottom
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The Bottom is a fictional Black neighborhood in Medallion, Ohio, central to Toni Morrison’s novel "Sula," known for its complex community dynamics and historical weight.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional neighborhood ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Black community ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWithCharacter |
Eva Peace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hannah Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ Nel Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Sula Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | frequently analyzed in Black literary criticism ⓘ |
| depicts | intergenerational relationships in a Black community ⓘ |
| economicCondition | impoverished neighborhood ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | introduced in the 1973 novel Sula ⓘ |
| genreContext | African American literature ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | English-language fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
acts as a collective character in Sula
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embodies the history of Black oppression in the United States ⓘ serves as a contrast to the white part of Medallion ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | central setting of the novel Sula ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class inequality
ⓘ
community dynamics ⓘ friendship and betrayal ⓘ gender roles ⓘ historical trauma ⓘ migration and displacement ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| hasTopographicalFeature | hilly land above the town of Medallion ⓘ |
| influences | the identities of Sula and Nel ⓘ |
| inhabitedByFictionalGroup | Black residents of Medallion ⓘ |
| linkedToMotif |
fire and destruction
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madness and trauma ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Medallion, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | described through multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| originStory | land given to a Black man as a trick by a white farmer ⓘ |
| partOf | the fictional town of Medallion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tight-knit community with strong informal networks ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Black resilience
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inverted justice ⓘ the costs of modernization ⓘ the irony of freedom and oppression ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| undergoesChange |
gradual destruction and redevelopment
ⓘ
loss of communal cohesion ⓘ |
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