A Summary Of Baby Suggs

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“‘Those white things have taken all I had or dreamed,' she said, 'and broke my heartstrings There is no bad luck in the world but whitefolks.'" Pg 105 As Baby Suggs preaches to the runaway slaves she spreads the positive vibes about loving oneself because now they’re all free. Consequently readers can feel the words said by Baby Suggs, she clearly speaks straight from her heart. Nevertheless this quote directly ties into Sethe because Baby Suggs gives a hint of Sethe's prophecy. Even though Sethe escaped slavery her misery had yet not ended, when Schoolteacher accompanied by his nephews, stumbled across his ex slaves, bad luck finally came around to meddle in Sethe's life once again. It’s as if white people were symbolized as black cats in

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