In the novel Beloved, Toni Morrison demonstrates an extremely important and controversial event during the American Civil War. The main character in the novel is Sethe, a former slave who managed to escape slavery, but is constantly haunted by an anomaly tragedy that was once present. Morrison illustrates the physical, mental, and emotional/spiritual trauma characteristics that individuals experienced during slavery.
The physical abuse done by the slave owners serves as the main factor for slavery. The restrictions that slave owners established were known disenfranchise African Americans from living a peaceful life. The slave owners are portrayed as the epitome of authority, they are able to get away with any unethical punishment. Sethe had to endure many tragic incidents growing up, “But what he did broke three more Sweet Home men and punched the glittering iron out of Sethe's eyes, leaving two open wells that did not reflect firelight” (Morrison 5). Many slaves recall the unforgettable events that occurred at Sweet Home. As Denver questions “How come everybody run off from Sweet Home can't stop talking about it (Morrison 8)? It is then until Sethe describes to Denver the true representation of the horrific events that took place in Sweet Home.
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As mention “But her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for, the next day (Morrison 41). Since Sethe is concerned about the murder she did in the past, she questions Beloved. Sethe mentions "You disremember everything? I never knew my mother neither, but I saw her a couple of times. Did you never see yours (Morrison 68)? The questions that Sethe asks lead to the true discovery of Beloved
The physical abuse done by the slave owners serves as the main factor for slavery. The restrictions that slave owners established were known disenfranchise African Americans from living a peaceful life. The slave owners are portrayed as the epitome of authority, they are able to get away with any unethical punishment. Sethe had to endure many tragic incidents growing up, “But what he did broke three more Sweet Home men and punched the glittering iron out of Sethe's eyes, leaving two open wells that did not reflect firelight” (Morrison 5). Many slaves recall the unforgettable events that occurred at Sweet Home. As Denver questions “How come everybody run off from Sweet Home can't stop talking about it (Morrison 8)? It is then until Sethe describes to Denver the true representation of the horrific events that took place in Sweet Home.
Sethe experience at Sweet Home also …show more content…
As mention “But her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for, the next day (Morrison 41). Since Sethe is concerned about the murder she did in the past, she questions Beloved. Sethe mentions "You disremember everything? I never knew my mother neither, but I saw her a couple of times. Did you never see yours (Morrison 68)? The questions that Sethe asks lead to the true discovery of Beloved