Within Sula, the societal norm to shame women for their sexual desires and the hush-hush nature of such conversations are put aside as Toni Morrison develops these characteristics as normal. Both Eva and her daughter Hannah have both been very open to sexual encounters. Eva often has many male escorts who she does not necessarily bed, but has around because the women in the Peace family love the energy of all men, except, of course, one man. Hannah used to be married, but now has relations with a man everyday since he has passed. I think this development of these sexual priorities will come into play later when the titled character, Sula is developed further. It’s interesting how this family is unique apart from their community in terms of their freedom to have sex with just about anybody. Outsiders find it strange, much like society now, yet, they still continue on with their way of life. In addition, the son, Plum, has not yet been shown any sort of sexual prowess. Typically, men are more apt to show their want for sex, yet in this family it has shown to be the opposite. It is almost seemingly that the women of this house are taking a more masculine role (in the sense that in this time period there are two roles— Masculine: handling finances, labor, etcetera and Feminine: taking care of the family, house work, etcetera) and because of that, they also are taking on a sort of masculine trait.
