Abstract
In a world of patriarchy, the head of a family is usua/~v the
 male. However, under certain circumstances, such as the depression
 era of the 1930s that the Black American family had to face, the
 mother is forced to become the head of the family. Through a brief
 look at history, actual~v the function of Black American woman as
 the key person of upholding the family ties and sustaining thefamity 's
 livelihood has been carried out ever since the Blacks arrived in
 America as slaves. 7'hrough one kind of cultural studies approach,
 i. e. an American studies approach, the article discusses this event
 through a close analysis of the female characters described in the
 novel 'Sula '.
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