Questions of Conjure: An Examination of Feminist, Philosophical, and Sociological Implications of the Use of Rootwork in SULA

In my paper, titled "A Feminist, Philosophical, and Sociological Examination of the Use of Conjure in SULA," I explore how Toni Morrison's use of conjure raises cosmic questions of good and evil and proves to be a source of empowerment for some of the female characters in the novel. Conjure determines how the people in Morrison's fictional world treat each other and themselves, and in so doing, exposes religious hypocrisy that contributes to the often-hostile environment in which Sula finds herself living.