| The Bluest Eye, Sula, and Song of Solomon are Morrison's first three novels, which depict a vivid picture of the lives of the black children and show the influence of their parents and their friends as well as the whole community. This thesis attempts to reveal the great influence that the parents and the friends have had on the protagonists' lives by analysing the growing process of each of the three protagonists of the three novels. Pecola is rejected and physically beaten by her mother, abused by her alcoholic father, and ultimately becomes a scapegoat of the whole community. Sula is living in the shadow of her independent grandmother and her dissipated mother. Her rebellious behavior and irresponsibility are mainly caused by her lack of maternal love. Milkman is living under Ruth's excessive maternal nourishment and Macon's false education about wealth. He is totally cut off from the traditional African culture. Thanks to his spiritual mother Pilate, Milkman has successfully found his roots. |
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