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emotionally withdrawn ⓘ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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eva Peace → hasChild → Plum Peace ⓘ
Eva Peace → relationshipWith → Plum Peace ⓘ
Hannah Peace → hasSibling → Plum Peace ⓘ