How and by whom is love expressed in the novel?

Name of Book Required Sula (1937) by Toni Morrison
Book needed in order to complete the essay: https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/112/sula-toni-morrison.pdf
I have provided to my professor my thesis statement, some work cited, and a quote that needs to be included somewhere in this essay.
Thesis statement: Although the novel Sula appears to be about betrayal, it also depicts forgiveness, happiness, and friendship preceding marriage.
TOPIC OF THE ESSAY
How and by whom is love expressed in the novel? In what ways does the love in the novel ease the suffering of the characters? How is love not enough to diminish the suffering of the characters? Answer the question by discussing at least two characters in the novel.
Provide as many sources as you want but please include these
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https://edubirdie.com/examples/the-friendship-of-nel-and-sula-critical-analysis/
https://studycorgi.com/the-role-of-friendship-in-nel-and-sulas-lives/
This is the Quoted.
As Nel walked to Sula’s gravesite, she did so with a hurt within because she realized how much she missed her wonderful friend Sula. “All that time, all that time, I thought I was missing Jude” (Morrison 162). Nel said that she wasted a lot of time believing that she needed her husband Jude, who neglected and abandoned his family, despite feeling misled against Sula. Morrison questions whether Nel’s marriage should come before her friendship with Sula when Sula confronts Nel about having sex with her husband and asks, “If we were such good friends, how come you couldn’t get over it?” Nel’s only desire was to reunite with her dearest friend. Nel remarked, “We were girls together. In this novel, friendship takes precedence over marriage.
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Essay Assignment 1: Documented Literary Analysis
Your literary analysis essay will be on the novel Sula by Toni Morrison. You can choose from any of the topics listed below (recommended) or explore further topics in the chapter on Sula, in the book How to Write about Toni Morrison (linked here for your convenience).
Your literary analysis should be between 2 ½ and 3 pages (600 to 750 words), not including the Works Cited page, should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria:
A clearly articulated thesis that states, somewhere in your introduction, the assertion (position, interpretation) that your paper will prove
An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
At least two quotes from the novel itself that are integrated into your discussion
At least two citations of outside sources (such as literary criticism on the novel). At least one source should come from the MDC databases. All sources must be academic.
Topic sentences that focus the discussion of the body paragraphs
Examples, details, explanations in the body paragraphs that clearly support your thesis
Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs
Proper MLA style format in the heading, in the in-text citations, and in the Works Cited page (see the template for the heading and margins in this lesson)
Works Cited page includes articles from two sources and from the novel for a minimum of three total listed sources
Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
You will submit your final draft through the Turn-it-in drop box designated for this purpose in the course. Please be aware, that although Turn-it-in does allow for similarities for quotations up to 24% of your paper, any similarity above 24% is considered too high for an original paper and will be flagged as plagiarism.
You can get help with your paper at any of the campus writing centers (see the link in the course with this information), and you can also receive online help via SmartThinking, the online tutoring service provided by the College. This service is available by clicking on SmartThinking in the left-hand menu bar of the course under Tools & Resources
­ Formatting and MLA Requirements:
Must be typed using MSWord and submitted as a word document.
Must follow all MLA requirements, formatting, and guidelines.
Must be completely double spaced (no extra line space between paragraphs-remove default)
Paragraphs must be indented
Must have MLA header (top right of each page in header space)
Must have MLA headings (not the same thing, top left of 1st page only – not in header space)
Must have a Title centered above the first paragraph.
Must have regular double space between Title and first paragraph.
Must have an MLA “Cited Work” page at the end of the paper on a new page.
Sources used in the essay must have MLA intext citations within the text of the essay.
Follow MLA correctly, only the author’s last name and page number of the material cited appear within your essay text. Title, year, and other information do not appear in your essay text (they only appear in the Cited Work page)
Use same font and size for everything in the essay, including header, essay, and Work Cited page. Only use 11 point or 12 point. Nothing smaller or larger. No “fun” or “funky” fonts.
No first or second person references anywhere in the essay. NO (I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, you, your, yourself, etc… or any other first or second person reference).
Do not use contractions and do not end sentences with a preposition.
Avoid run-on sentences. Play it safe, make your sentences brief and simple, not long and complex.
Structure/Framework Requirements:
First Paragraph – Introduction:
Start by giving background information about the big story behind the individual story you are going to write about. I will place several videos each covering one of the horrible big stories which should help you in preparing the background section of the Introduction.
The last sentence of the Introduction is the thesis statement that must follow a certain format using what you have learned about narration and description. Use this as a template: “Although it is horrible and heartbreaking to see in the news the millions fleeing the Ukraine each night, the story of XXXXXXX is even more tragic. He has suffered XXXXXXXX and is currently stuck or pinned down in the basement of his building with no way of escape. His daily struggles include point#1, Point #2, and point #3.
Do not forget to use what you learned about Narration (be in the scene) and description (use all five (5) senses).
Second Paragraph:
Starts with a topic sentence that ties or even repeats point #1 from your thesis statement.
Supporting details
Supporting details
Third Paragraph:
Starts with a transition word followed by a topic sentence that ties or even repeats point #2 from your thesis statement.
Supporting details
Supporting details
Fourth Paragraph:
Starts with a transition word followed by a topic sentence that ties or even repeats point #3 from your thesis statement.
Supporting details
Supporting details
Fifth Paragraph – Conclusion:
Starts with a transition word or phrase such as “To conclude”, “To sum up”. Do not try to get fancy with “At the end of the day” or such. Too colloquial for academic writing. Keep in simple, less is more.
Restate Thesis Statement
Final words of encouragement or “call to arms”.
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