Plum Peace

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Plum Peace is a tragic, war-scarred son in Toni Morrison’s novel "Sula," whose life and death profoundly shape his mother Eva Peace’s character and family history.

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Plum Peace canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in novel
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Sula
appearsInChapter early chapters of Sula
associatedWith Eva Peace’s sacrifice and ruthlessness
fire imagery
causeOfTrauma combat experience in World War I
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
creator Toni Morrison
deathCause burning
deathMotivationFromKiller Eva’s belief in a merciful release
ethnicity African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Peace
gender male
givenName Plum
grandmother BoyBoy’s mother
hasTrait addicted to drugs
dependent on his mother
emotionally withdrawn
traumatized
war-scarred
influences Eva Peace’s later actions
the emotional landscape of the Peace family
killedBy Eva Peace
literarySignificance central to understanding Eva Peace’s character
illustrates the impact of war on Black veterans
mannerOfDeath set on fire in bed
mother Eva Peace
narrativeRole catalyst for Eva Peace’s development
embodiment of the psychological cost of war
tragedy within the Peace family
nationality American
residence Bottom
returnsFrom World War I
returnsTo Eva Peace’s house
settingOfKeyEvents the Peace family house in the Bottom
sibling Hannah Peace
Pearl Peace
themeAssociated Black family history in the early 20th century American Midwest
addiction
mercy killing
mother–son relationship
trauma of war
timePeriod early 20th century

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Eva Peace hasChild Plum Peace
Eva Peace relationshipWith Plum Peace
Hannah Peace hasSibling Plum Peace